Forensic Sci CH 2

Which of the following acts is permissible for officers at the scene?

None of the above: Eat, Drink, Smoke

After providing medical assistance for the injured and arresting any suspects on the scene, the first officer should immediately:

Secure the scene

The size and location of the crime scene as well as the events that occurred there will determine:

The kind of search pattern that will be used to located evidence.

What is the name of the search pattern in which one or two investigators start at the boundary at one end of the scene and walk straight across to the other side?

Line

Which crime-scene search pattern does not require more than one investigator?

Line

Which search pattern is most reliant on the boundaries established?

Line

The first responding officer at the crime scene must make attempts to detain and question whom?

Both witnesses and suspects

Officers should attempt to locate tool marks at the point of entry during the investigation of what type of crime?

Burglary

The purpose of the crime-scene search is to locate what?

Physical Evidence

Police barricades and the strategic positioning of guards are used to prohibit access to the crime scene by whom?

All unauthorized personnel

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the spiral search pattern?

Evidence could be missed.

What search pattern employs two people performing line searches that originate from adjacent corners?

Grid

Once the lead investigator determines that all pertinent evidence at the crime scene has been located, the investigators must perform what?

The Final Survey

What is the initial survey of the crime scene that is carried out by the lead investigator called?

Walk-through

Which search pattern would be best for a crime scene where many investigators are available to search a large area?

Zone