The 5 specific crime scene objects for initial responding officers. - Answers Document
The purpose of initiating a crime scene control log. - Answers The purpose of the crime scene entry log is
to document who entered the crime scene and why.
The 3 types of photographs taken on a crime scene. - Answers -Overall (to depict the general condition
and layout of the scene)
-Median (consists of small items or artifacts. many of which will not appear as recognizable objects in
the overall)
-Close-Up (they are exactly that, close -up photos)
Indoor Crime Scene - Answers Easier to process amd more straightforward, and boundaries are
somewhat easier to define.
Outdoor Crime Scene - Answers Same process but faces issues with bystanders, animals, weather, and
lighting.
A crime scene sketch may be defined as..... - Answers a simple single line drawing that indicates the
position of items od evidence in relation to other items of evidence as well as fixed and significant
objects on scene.
The two basic types of crime scene sketches are______ and ______. - Answers -Rough Crime Scene
Sketch
-Finished Crime Scene Sketch
The purpose of the Crime Scene Sketch: - Answers Refresh the memory of the investigator, witness,
cooperative suspect. Develop a clearer understanding of what happened and explain to jury.
The use of cross projection sketch and what it is designed to document: - Answers Allows the viewer to
see the orientation and interrelationships of items of evidence on both the vertical and horizontal
surfaces of the scene.
The four methods of measuring/mapping the crime scene: - Answers -Baseline Coordinate
-Rectangular Coordinate
-Triangulation
-Triangulation on a Baseline
Trace Evidence - Answers Physical evidence resulting from the transfer of small quantities of material
such as hair, fiber, paint chips, glass fragments, soil gunshot residue, etc.