Criminalistics Ch 2 Question and
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The term - encompasses all objects that can establish or disprove whether a
crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator -
correct answer physical evidence
True or False: Scientific evaluation of crime-scene evidence can usually
overcome the results of a poorly conducted criminal investigation - correct
answer False
True or False: The techniques of physical evidence collection require a highly
skilled individual who much specialize in this area of investigation - correct
answer False
all unauthorized personnel must be - from crime scenes - correct answer
excluded
True or False: Failure to protect a crime scene properly may result in the
destruction or altering of evidence - correct answer true
The - arriving on the scene of a crime is responsible for taking steps to
preserve and protect the area to the greatest extent possible, and this person
must rely on his or her training to deal with any violent or hazardous
circumstances - correct answer 1st responder
At a crime scene, first priority should be given to obtaining - for individuals in
need of it and attempting to minimize disturbance of evidence - correct answer
medical assistance
, True or False: The boundaries of the crime scene, denoted by crime-scene
tape, rope, or traffic cones, should encompass only the center of the scene
where the crime occurred - correct answer false
Even though no unauthorized personnel re admitted to the scene, an accurate
- must be kept of those who do enter and exit the scene and the time they do
so - correct answer record
True or False: The lead investigator will immediately proceed to gian an
overview of the situation and develop a strategy for the systematic
examination of the crime scene during the final survey. - correct answer True
Three methods for recording the crime scene are - correct answer notes,
photography, sketching
True or False: The note taking process begins with the call to a crime scene
investigator to report to a scene - correct answer True
The crime scene notes should include a precise record of personnel
movements in and out of the scene starting with the - correct answer 1st
responder
True or False: Crime-Scene notes should be written from memory back at the
laboratory - correct answer false
Before located evidence is collected, it must be fully described in the
investigator's - correct answer notes
True or False: When a injured or deceased victim is present at the scene, the
state of the body before being moved should be observed but not recorded -
correct answer True
answers rated A+
The term - encompasses all objects that can establish or disprove whether a
crime has been committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator -
correct answer physical evidence
True or False: Scientific evaluation of crime-scene evidence can usually
overcome the results of a poorly conducted criminal investigation - correct
answer False
True or False: The techniques of physical evidence collection require a highly
skilled individual who much specialize in this area of investigation - correct
answer False
all unauthorized personnel must be - from crime scenes - correct answer
excluded
True or False: Failure to protect a crime scene properly may result in the
destruction or altering of evidence - correct answer true
The - arriving on the scene of a crime is responsible for taking steps to
preserve and protect the area to the greatest extent possible, and this person
must rely on his or her training to deal with any violent or hazardous
circumstances - correct answer 1st responder
At a crime scene, first priority should be given to obtaining - for individuals in
need of it and attempting to minimize disturbance of evidence - correct answer
medical assistance
, True or False: The boundaries of the crime scene, denoted by crime-scene
tape, rope, or traffic cones, should encompass only the center of the scene
where the crime occurred - correct answer false
Even though no unauthorized personnel re admitted to the scene, an accurate
- must be kept of those who do enter and exit the scene and the time they do
so - correct answer record
True or False: The lead investigator will immediately proceed to gian an
overview of the situation and develop a strategy for the systematic
examination of the crime scene during the final survey. - correct answer True
Three methods for recording the crime scene are - correct answer notes,
photography, sketching
True or False: The note taking process begins with the call to a crime scene
investigator to report to a scene - correct answer True
The crime scene notes should include a precise record of personnel
movements in and out of the scene starting with the - correct answer 1st
responder
True or False: Crime-Scene notes should be written from memory back at the
laboratory - correct answer false
Before located evidence is collected, it must be fully described in the
investigator's - correct answer notes
True or False: When a injured or deceased victim is present at the scene, the
state of the body before being moved should be observed but not recorded -
correct answer True
