FIS 201 – Crime Scene Searching and Documentation
Study Guide
If the culprit is still on the scene, we would expect him/her to be found by the CSI or
investigator in charge. - ANS✔✔ False
What would be the best area to secure in gas station where an armed robbery took place? -
ANS✔✔ The perimeter of the gas station, including the pumps and driveways
Which of the following people should definitely be excluded from a crime scene where a Simon
Cruz reportedly shot his wife Angelina, then set the building on fire? - ANS✔✔ -The next door
neighbor who just came home from work.
-The Channel 5 News reporter
-State Highway Trooper Jablonsky, who heard about it on the police radio
A command post should be at the crime scene, but outside the secured zone. - ANS✔✔ True
The purpose of shoe covers is to prevent investigators from leaving footprints at the scene. -
ANS✔✔ False
It is June 13, 2018. You are a CSI who has been dispatched to the home of suspected missing
person Peter Shin, whom no one has been able to contact for the past six days. During your
walkthrough, you observe the following features. Which would lead you to focus on that area as
a good source of evidence? - ANS✔✔ A framed photograph has fallen from the wall and
shattered on the floor
Line and Grid searches work best with more than one searcher. - ANS✔✔ True
Study Guide
If the culprit is still on the scene, we would expect him/her to be found by the CSI or
investigator in charge. - ANS✔✔ False
What would be the best area to secure in gas station where an armed robbery took place? -
ANS✔✔ The perimeter of the gas station, including the pumps and driveways
Which of the following people should definitely be excluded from a crime scene where a Simon
Cruz reportedly shot his wife Angelina, then set the building on fire? - ANS✔✔ -The next door
neighbor who just came home from work.
-The Channel 5 News reporter
-State Highway Trooper Jablonsky, who heard about it on the police radio
A command post should be at the crime scene, but outside the secured zone. - ANS✔✔ True
The purpose of shoe covers is to prevent investigators from leaving footprints at the scene. -
ANS✔✔ False
It is June 13, 2018. You are a CSI who has been dispatched to the home of suspected missing
person Peter Shin, whom no one has been able to contact for the past six days. During your
walkthrough, you observe the following features. Which would lead you to focus on that area as
a good source of evidence? - ANS✔✔ A framed photograph has fallen from the wall and
shattered on the floor
Line and Grid searches work best with more than one searcher. - ANS✔✔ True
