FRSC 1011 Exam Questions with
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When can you be an expert witness - ✔✔1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data
2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods
3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case
Lay Witness - ✔✔testimony must be factual and not contain opinions of the witness
expert witness - ✔✔evaluates evidence when the court lacks the expertise to do so
The Walkthrough Method - ✔✔- initial survey of the crime scene
1. Locate the perpetrator's point of entry and exit.
2. Take an indirect path to the center of the crime scene.
3. Locate and document obvious items of evidence.
4. Observe and record the conditions of the scene
Primary crime scene - ✔✔the location where the crime took place
secondary crime scene - ✔✔a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some
way related to the crime, where evidence is found
keeping the integrity of evidence - ✔✔- Record its location and make notes that provide a
detailed description of the evidence
- Sketch the evidence relative to the scene
- Photograph (scene shots and close-up)
- Mark its location with an evidence marker for collection and processing
, line/strip search pattern - ✔✔One or two investigators start at the boundary of the crime scene
and search in straight lines across to the other side of the crime scene.
grid search method - ✔✔Two or more investigators form a grid by searching in line patterns
that over lap and are perpendicular to each other.
spiral search pattern - ✔✔One investigators searches in a spiral path from the center of the
crime scene to the boundary (outward) or from the boundary of the crime scene to the center
(inward).
quadrant/zone search pattern - ✔✔The crime scene is divided into smaller sections (zones).
One or more investigators are assigned to search each zone.
Wheel/Ray Search Pattern - ✔✔Several investigators search in straight lines from the center to
the boundary (outward) or from the boundary to the center (inward).
vehicle searches - ✔✔Investigators search interior and exterior of vehicle.
The vehicle may be searched at the crime scene and/or at the police department or crime
laboratory garage.
Night Searches - ✔✔Investigators avoid carrying out outdoor or dark indoor crime scene
searches at night.
If possible, the crime scene is secured and guarded until morning.
Film Photography - ✔✔sheet of silver hadlide grains which expose in the presence of light
- ex. polaroid film and infrared film
digital photography - ✔✔- made when a light sensitive microchip captures light on pixels.
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When can you be an expert witness - ✔✔1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data
2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods
3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case
Lay Witness - ✔✔testimony must be factual and not contain opinions of the witness
expert witness - ✔✔evaluates evidence when the court lacks the expertise to do so
The Walkthrough Method - ✔✔- initial survey of the crime scene
1. Locate the perpetrator's point of entry and exit.
2. Take an indirect path to the center of the crime scene.
3. Locate and document obvious items of evidence.
4. Observe and record the conditions of the scene
Primary crime scene - ✔✔the location where the crime took place
secondary crime scene - ✔✔a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some
way related to the crime, where evidence is found
keeping the integrity of evidence - ✔✔- Record its location and make notes that provide a
detailed description of the evidence
- Sketch the evidence relative to the scene
- Photograph (scene shots and close-up)
- Mark its location with an evidence marker for collection and processing
, line/strip search pattern - ✔✔One or two investigators start at the boundary of the crime scene
and search in straight lines across to the other side of the crime scene.
grid search method - ✔✔Two or more investigators form a grid by searching in line patterns
that over lap and are perpendicular to each other.
spiral search pattern - ✔✔One investigators searches in a spiral path from the center of the
crime scene to the boundary (outward) or from the boundary of the crime scene to the center
(inward).
quadrant/zone search pattern - ✔✔The crime scene is divided into smaller sections (zones).
One or more investigators are assigned to search each zone.
Wheel/Ray Search Pattern - ✔✔Several investigators search in straight lines from the center to
the boundary (outward) or from the boundary to the center (inward).
vehicle searches - ✔✔Investigators search interior and exterior of vehicle.
The vehicle may be searched at the crime scene and/or at the police department or crime
laboratory garage.
Night Searches - ✔✔Investigators avoid carrying out outdoor or dark indoor crime scene
searches at night.
If possible, the crime scene is secured and guarded until morning.
Film Photography - ✔✔sheet of silver hadlide grains which expose in the presence of light
- ex. polaroid film and infrared film
digital photography - ✔✔- made when a light sensitive microchip captures light on pixels.
