CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION EXAM 3
crime scene investigation - Answers := "starting point" for the successful use of physical
evidence by the forensic laboratory and criminal investigator
- simple, but methodical process
- must always be properly managed and investigated in best possible manner - Answers
:A crime scene investigation must be what?
- physical evidence recognition
- documentation
- proper collection
- packaging
- preservation
- scene reconstruction - Answers :A crime scene investigation follows a set of principles
and procedures. What are they? (6)
"The only thing consistent about crime scenes is their inconsistency." - Answers :What's
the quote/statement Banks wanted us to know?
the crime scene - Answers :- each one is unique
- no typical crime scenes
- no typical body of evidence
- no typical method of investigation
- classified in many ways
- location of criminal activity
- size of the scene
- type of crime committed
- type of criminal behavior - Answers :In what ways are crime scenes classified? (4)
- primary crime scene
- secondary crime scene
- doesn't assign priority or importance to scene - Answers :The location of criminal
activity can be classified by 3 things. What are they?
primary crime scene - Answers := original criminal activity
secondary crime scene - Answers := any subsequent scenes
doesn't assign priority or importance to scene - Answers := simply a designation of
sequence of location
- macroscopic
, - microscopic - Answers :The size of the crime scene can be what?
macroscopic crime scene - Answers := composed of many crime scenes
EX: gunshot victim's body is dumped in field represents the following crime scene: the
field, the body, the body's wounds, and ground around the body
microscopic crime scene - Answers := focused on specific types of criminal evidence
found at macroscopic
EX: trace evidence in body, gunshot residue around marks in ground next to the body
- type of crime scene
- crime scene organization
- location of the crime scene
- type of criminal behavior - Answers :Crime scenes can also be classified based on
what? (4)
- homicide
- robbery
- sexual assault - Answers :What are some types of crime scenes? (3)
- organized
- disorganized - Answers :How can a crime scene be organized? (2)
- outdoors
- vehicle - Answers :What are some examples of where a crime scene can take place?
(2)
- passive
- active - Answers :What are the 2 types of criminal behavior?
- recognize evidence
- collect evidence
- preserve evidence
- interpret evidence
- reconstruct the crime - Answers :What are the crime scene investigation objectives?
(5)
- police officers
- CSI unit
- district attorney
- medical examiner/coroner
- specialists
- detectives - Answers :Who can be at the scene of a crime? (6)
police officers - Answers :- typically the first to arrive (first responders)
- arrest the perpetrator if still there and call for an ambulance if needed
crime scene investigation - Answers := "starting point" for the successful use of physical
evidence by the forensic laboratory and criminal investigator
- simple, but methodical process
- must always be properly managed and investigated in best possible manner - Answers
:A crime scene investigation must be what?
- physical evidence recognition
- documentation
- proper collection
- packaging
- preservation
- scene reconstruction - Answers :A crime scene investigation follows a set of principles
and procedures. What are they? (6)
"The only thing consistent about crime scenes is their inconsistency." - Answers :What's
the quote/statement Banks wanted us to know?
the crime scene - Answers :- each one is unique
- no typical crime scenes
- no typical body of evidence
- no typical method of investigation
- classified in many ways
- location of criminal activity
- size of the scene
- type of crime committed
- type of criminal behavior - Answers :In what ways are crime scenes classified? (4)
- primary crime scene
- secondary crime scene
- doesn't assign priority or importance to scene - Answers :The location of criminal
activity can be classified by 3 things. What are they?
primary crime scene - Answers := original criminal activity
secondary crime scene - Answers := any subsequent scenes
doesn't assign priority or importance to scene - Answers := simply a designation of
sequence of location
- macroscopic
, - microscopic - Answers :The size of the crime scene can be what?
macroscopic crime scene - Answers := composed of many crime scenes
EX: gunshot victim's body is dumped in field represents the following crime scene: the
field, the body, the body's wounds, and ground around the body
microscopic crime scene - Answers := focused on specific types of criminal evidence
found at macroscopic
EX: trace evidence in body, gunshot residue around marks in ground next to the body
- type of crime scene
- crime scene organization
- location of the crime scene
- type of criminal behavior - Answers :Crime scenes can also be classified based on
what? (4)
- homicide
- robbery
- sexual assault - Answers :What are some types of crime scenes? (3)
- organized
- disorganized - Answers :How can a crime scene be organized? (2)
- outdoors
- vehicle - Answers :What are some examples of where a crime scene can take place?
(2)
- passive
- active - Answers :What are the 2 types of criminal behavior?
- recognize evidence
- collect evidence
- preserve evidence
- interpret evidence
- reconstruct the crime - Answers :What are the crime scene investigation objectives?
(5)
- police officers
- CSI unit
- district attorney
- medical examiner/coroner
- specialists
- detectives - Answers :Who can be at the scene of a crime? (6)
police officers - Answers :- typically the first to arrive (first responders)
- arrest the perpetrator if still there and call for an ambulance if needed
