Processing the Crime Scene

Question 1

Actions taken by officers on scene determines:

Answer 1

the success and failure of the case

Question 2

Ensure actions are taken to:

Answer 2

protect life, property, preserve evidence

Question 3

Preliminary investigation

Answer 3

initial inquiry by officers to establish facts and circumstances of a suspected crime and preserve any evidence

Question 4

Trace evidence

Answer 4

any type of material left at or taken from a crime scene or the result of contact between two surfaces

Question 5

Corpus delecti

Answer 5

evidence that established that a crime has been commited

Question 6

Associative evidence

Answer 6

links a suspect to a crime ( prints, bloodstains, fibers)

Question 7

Protective search

Answer 7

sweep of the premise to discover victims or perpetrators. If evidence observed is in plain view, it may be seized without a warrant

Question 8

First priority of a scene

Answer 8

protecting the scene
victims
witnesses
bystandards

Question 9

Flash description

Answer 9

quick information over the radio aka BOLO

Question 10

CYMBL RULE

Answer 10

Vehicles:
color
year
make/model
body style
LP number

Question 11

Securing the scene

Answer 11

unauthorized personnel can destroy or contaminate evidence, introduce items that could mislead the investigation, and provide defense attorneys basis for discrediting the findings

Question 12

What logs should be kept for a crime scene

Answer 12

• contamination log
• crime scene long
• document personnel in scene
• log evidence that has been compormised

Question 13

Conducting a scene walk through

Answer 13

essential to minimize disturbance and prevent the loss and/or contamination of physical and fragile evidence

Question 14

Evidence serves 4 objectives

Answer 14

• determine facts of crime
• identify lawbreakers
• aid in arrest of the suspect
• aid in criminal prosecution

Question 15

Crime scene search phases

Answer 15

surveying, documenting, recording evidence, searching for prints

Question 16

Most common search patters

Answer 16

spiral search, strip/line search, grid search, quadrant search

Question 17

How many officers to search the indoor scene

Answer 17

atleast 2

Question 18

Zone search

Answer 18

• split room in half

- each officer searches one zone ( then switch) so each half searched twice

Question 19

Grid search (outdoor scene)

Answer 19

each grid is approximately 6 square feet

Question 20

When should you wait to perform searches

Answer 20

if possible, during the daylight. You only have one chance to search it properly.

Question 21

How many should serve as the evidence collector

Answer 21

1 investigator

Question 22

Maintain proper chain of custody is important because

Answer 22

improper labels can make evidence inadmissible in court

Question 23

What are the task of the follow up investigator

Answer 23

• Contact the medical examiner
• conduct neighborhood canvass
• crime scene reports

Question 24

What to do if a body has to be moved

Answer 24

Note by both photo and sketch the position the body was found originally