intro week 1

Question 1

what are the 2 types of crime scene+what are they?

Answer 1

primary: where the actual crime occurred/where more usable pieces of evidence are found
secondary: where further activity took place/evidence found

Question 2

what is a mobile/conveyance crime scene?

Answer 2

a crime utilising trasnport e.g robbery

Question 3

how many regional police forces across england+wales

Answer 3

43

Question 4

apart from proposing the principle ‘every contact leaves a trace’ what else did edmond locard do?

Answer 4

he set up the first crime lab in lyon,france

Question 5

when choosing what evidence to recover from a crime scene what should you consider about the item your collecting?

Answer 5

is the evidence relevant,provenant and reliable

Question 6

why do we collect evidence?

Answer 6

1. intelligence (lines of inquiry such as cell site analysis)
2. courtroom evidence (something we can prove from evidence)

Question 7

when figuring out the common approach path what should we avoid?

Answer 7

avoid the most likely route of offender if possible

Question 8

when collecting evidence what do we need to consider about the evidence?

Answer 8

is it fragile, if so need to collect it as quick as possible as it is easily losable