IICRC TCST TRAUMA AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIVE
TECHNIQUES FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
6 steps to crime scene processing: - CORRECT ANSWER - -assessing
-observing
-documenting
-searching
-collecting
-analyzing
Purpose of crime scene investiigators: - CORRECT ANSWER - capture scene
context and recover evidence without degrading
Police goals - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the prevention of crime, disorder and
preservation of peace
2. the protection of life, liberty and property
Police objectves: - CORRECT ANSWER - -crime prevention
-crime repression
-regulating non criminal conduct
-provisiion of services
-protection of personal liberty
,crime prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - efforts designed to keep the crime
from occurring in the first place, youth programs, neighborhood watch,
proactive patrol techniques
crime repression - CORRECT ANSWER - investigating crimes and bringing
the responsible party to justice
regulating non criminal conduct - CORRECT ANSWER - to prevent chaos,
police control behavior patterns through city ordinances and traffic regulations
provision of services - CORRECT ANSWER - when there is an emergency,
people will call the police interference of their personal liberties
Justice considers the needs of three entities - CORRECT ANSWER - victim,
society, and accused
CSI purpose - CORRECT ANSWER - search for truth
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - anything that tends to prove or disprove a
fact in contention
testimonial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - admissions, confessions and
statements by parties involved in the investigation
-comes from people and as such is subject to alteration
-purposefully lie to investigators or the court
-misperceive events and report those misperceptions
physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - items and the condition of
tangible objects that are collected and/or documented
-will never lie
, -real and tangible
-provides objective information which will corroborate or refute testimonial
evidence and investigative theories
Predictable effects - CORRECT ANSWER - changes to the scene/evidence
that occur with some regularity
unpredictable effects - CORRECT ANSWER - changes that occur in an
unexpected fashion (EMS/police entry, moving evidence)
transitory effects - CORRECT ANSWER - heat of a burning cigarette, ice in
glass, odors of chemicals/cologne
relational details - CORRECT ANSWER - investigators ability to physically
place items in the scene (void pattern, clustering of shells, distance
weapon/victim, gunshot wound distant/close
functional details - CORRECT ANSWER - operating conditions of iitems in
the scene (weapon operating in normal fashion, clock alarm set for specific
time)
The evidence linkage triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - reminds us that we
have a key evidence that links subject, scene, and victim
5 ingrediants to good crime scene processing - CORRECT ANSWER - -
knowledge
-skills and tools
-methodical approach
-flexibility
-coordinated effort
TECHNIQUES FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
6 steps to crime scene processing: - CORRECT ANSWER - -assessing
-observing
-documenting
-searching
-collecting
-analyzing
Purpose of crime scene investiigators: - CORRECT ANSWER - capture scene
context and recover evidence without degrading
Police goals - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. the prevention of crime, disorder and
preservation of peace
2. the protection of life, liberty and property
Police objectves: - CORRECT ANSWER - -crime prevention
-crime repression
-regulating non criminal conduct
-provisiion of services
-protection of personal liberty
,crime prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - efforts designed to keep the crime
from occurring in the first place, youth programs, neighborhood watch,
proactive patrol techniques
crime repression - CORRECT ANSWER - investigating crimes and bringing
the responsible party to justice
regulating non criminal conduct - CORRECT ANSWER - to prevent chaos,
police control behavior patterns through city ordinances and traffic regulations
provision of services - CORRECT ANSWER - when there is an emergency,
people will call the police interference of their personal liberties
Justice considers the needs of three entities - CORRECT ANSWER - victim,
society, and accused
CSI purpose - CORRECT ANSWER - search for truth
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - anything that tends to prove or disprove a
fact in contention
testimonial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - admissions, confessions and
statements by parties involved in the investigation
-comes from people and as such is subject to alteration
-purposefully lie to investigators or the court
-misperceive events and report those misperceptions
physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - items and the condition of
tangible objects that are collected and/or documented
-will never lie
, -real and tangible
-provides objective information which will corroborate or refute testimonial
evidence and investigative theories
Predictable effects - CORRECT ANSWER - changes to the scene/evidence
that occur with some regularity
unpredictable effects - CORRECT ANSWER - changes that occur in an
unexpected fashion (EMS/police entry, moving evidence)
transitory effects - CORRECT ANSWER - heat of a burning cigarette, ice in
glass, odors of chemicals/cologne
relational details - CORRECT ANSWER - investigators ability to physically
place items in the scene (void pattern, clustering of shells, distance
weapon/victim, gunshot wound distant/close
functional details - CORRECT ANSWER - operating conditions of iitems in
the scene (weapon operating in normal fashion, clock alarm set for specific
time)
The evidence linkage triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - reminds us that we
have a key evidence that links subject, scene, and victim
5 ingrediants to good crime scene processing - CORRECT ANSWER - -
knowledge
-skills and tools
-methodical approach
-flexibility
-coordinated effort
