M03 Collection of Crime Scene Evidence

Question 1

Which of the following is CORRECT evidence collection procedure?

A) Items recovered from scene of a murder should be sent along with the body to the medical examiner.

B) All items collected from the same grid area should be packaged together.

C) Bloodstained garments should be packaged separately in paper bags.

D) Every item should be secured individually in a plastic bag to prevent contamination.

Answer 1

C) Bloodstained garments should be packaged separately in paper bags.

Question 2

True or false. Procedures conducted at the crime scene are more sensitive than lab procedures.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What determines the appropriate manner of collecting and preserving physical evidence at a crime scene?

Answer 3

The nature of the evidence

Question 4

Charred debris from an arson should be:

Answer 4

Packaged in airtight container

Question 5

True or false. It is not necessary to package evidence in separate containers

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Investigators should collect possible carriers of trace evidence that may include which?
A) Fingernail scrapings
B) Clothing
C) Vacuum sweepings
D) All of these

Answer 6

D) All of these