Types Of Crime Scene Sketches

Question 1

Consider the sketch as a:

Answer 1

• Freehand drawing of the crime scene

Question 2

Crime scene ______is the process of taking and documenting measurements for evidence and items in the scene.

Answer 2

• Mapping

Question 3

The crime scene sketch serves as a ______document to show the layout, orientation and interrelationships of the scene with the evidence.

Answer 3

• Graphic

Question 4

Crime scene sketches are important for fact finders in subsequent analysis and_______.

Answer 4

• Reconstruction efforts of the crime

Question 5

The crime scene sketch has five basic elements:

Answer 5

• Heading
• Diagram area
• Legend
• Title block
• Scale and direction notations

Question 6

The heading of a crime scene sketch indicates:

Answer 6

• Why the sketch was created

* More maybe created for various purposes

Question 7

The diagram of the crime scene sketch is the:

Answer 7

• Drawing itself which depicts the scene and primary evidence

Question 8

The legend of a crime scene sketch tells:

Answer 8

• The viewer what the various labels used in the diagram represent.
• Space is a diagram is always lacking.

Question 9

The title block of the crime scene sketch provides:

Answer 9

• Important information relevant to the location of the scene, creator of the sketch, report number, address, date and time.

Question 10

The crime scene sketch will normally have two notations:

Answer 10

• Scale of reference

* Orientation

Question 11

The standard crime scene sketch is presented as:

Answer 11

• As a bird’s eye view of the scene
• Evidence on horizontal surfaces would be depicted
• Utilized in vast majority of crime scenes

Question 12

Additional crime scene sketch views are:

Answer 12

• Cross projection
• Elevation
• Three dimensional

Question 13

The _________or exploded sketch combines the standard birdeye’s view of the horizontal surfaces of a room, while at the same time laying down wall (s) in order to depict evidence present on vertical surfaces.

Answer 13

• Cross-projection

Question 14

The cross projection sketch allows the viewer to see orientation and interrelationships of items of evidence on both _____and ____of the scene.

Answer 14

• Horizontal and vertical
• Effective in showing bloodstains and bullet holes on walls
• Creator can lay down a single wall or multiple walls

Question 15

An ______crime scene sketch is drawn depicting a side view of some portion of the scene, typically an interior wall or similar vertical structure. Can be used to map and document evidence such as defects, stains and other evidence on walls or other surfaces.

Answer 15

• Elevation

* Functional approach to show bullet trajectory

Question 16

The ________crime scene sketch or view offers an ability to present the scene information in a more realistic perspective.

Answer 16

• Three dimensional

* Techniques include hand drawn and computer created sketches

Question 17

Three dimensional software allows to put the jury:

Answer 17

• Virtually in a scene to observe spatial relationships, limitations of sight caused by the scene layout and other information that may be ultimately pertinent to claims by suspects and witnesses.