FSC100: The Real CSI Final Exam
QUESTIOND WITH ANSWERS
what could be physical evidence?
objects that can:
- establish that a crimme has been committed
- make associations (crime to victim, victim to perpetrator)
recognition
- of not just what but where
- situation of items relative to each other
where to start searching
consider paths of contamination from:
- perpetrator activity
- first responders
- emergency response
,- look out for media interference
how do you search a crime scene?
- lane/strip search
- line search
- circle/spiral search
- zone search
what are some other search tools?
canine units
metal detectors
heavy machinery
thermal imaging
ground penetrating radar
,search method is based on factors such as:
- indoor/outdoor
- size
- urgency
- lighting available
- what is being searched for
- what evidence was already found
- concentration of material
- people available
lane/strip search
good for large areas
good for uneven terrain
line search limit
must remain in a super straight line with everyone else as you move
across crime scene, at the same pace
, circle/spiral search benefits
good for locating additional items associated to an existing piece of
evidence
typically done indoors - too difficult to do outdoors
circle/spiral limits
difficult to stay in a perfect spiral path to ensure nothing is missed
zone search benefits
good for where other patterns won't work - typically in a house
divided by rooms - used where scene is already broken up into zones
QUESTIOND WITH ANSWERS
what could be physical evidence?
objects that can:
- establish that a crimme has been committed
- make associations (crime to victim, victim to perpetrator)
recognition
- of not just what but where
- situation of items relative to each other
where to start searching
consider paths of contamination from:
- perpetrator activity
- first responders
- emergency response
,- look out for media interference
how do you search a crime scene?
- lane/strip search
- line search
- circle/spiral search
- zone search
what are some other search tools?
canine units
metal detectors
heavy machinery
thermal imaging
ground penetrating radar
,search method is based on factors such as:
- indoor/outdoor
- size
- urgency
- lighting available
- what is being searched for
- what evidence was already found
- concentration of material
- people available
lane/strip search
good for large areas
good for uneven terrain
line search limit
must remain in a super straight line with everyone else as you move
across crime scene, at the same pace
, circle/spiral search benefits
good for locating additional items associated to an existing piece of
evidence
typically done indoors - too difficult to do outdoors
circle/spiral limits
difficult to stay in a perfect spiral path to ensure nothing is missed
zone search benefits
good for where other patterns won't work - typically in a house
divided by rooms - used where scene is already broken up into zones
