FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 2: The Crime Scene

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 21

True/False

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

It is not necessary to package evidence in separate containers.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 22

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

A properly maintained chain of custody is NOT the responsibility of the:

A) Crime scene processor.
B) Evidence clerk.
C) Forensic technician.
D) Trial judge.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 23

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

It is permissible for officers at the scene to:

A substrate control allows the criminalist to connect evidence found at the scene of a crime to the suspect and/or victim.

The first critical step in crime scene investigation is securing and isolating the crime scene.

What issues could arise if an investigator did not fulfill his or her obligation to handle,collect,and package crime scene evidence in a way that prevents changing or contaminating these items?

Success in the recognition and collection of physical evidence is determined primarily by the:

________ materials should not be stored in airtight containers as this process could encourage the growth of mold.

The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following actions EXCEPT:

Police ________ and the strategic positioning of guards will prohibit unauthorized access to the crime scene.

The conditions at a crime scene can be compromised by all of the following actions EXCEPT:

Failure to protect a crime scene properly may result in the destruction or altering of evidence.

In digital photography,light is recorded as a specific charge on millions of tiny:

A victim's fingernail scrapings would be correctly packaged in:

Discuss what information,specifically about timing,is provided by the state of the following searched crime scenes. a.A young woman is found dead near the front door of her home.She had not reported to work at 8 am.The morning newspaper is on the kitchen table next to a clean,empty plate.The decedent is found wearing pajamas and messy hair.Burned toast is found in the toaster. b.A backpack and empty lunchbox belonging to a missing child is found on a couch in a mobile home owned by a 47-year-old single man with no family in the area.The backpack contains blank homework assigned to the child that day in school.The search reveals action movie posters,three video game systems,twenty-five video games,and drawers filled with candy bars.

The evidence collector is concerned with determining the natural variations that exist in physical evidence.

Charred debris from an arson scene should be:

Officers should attempt to locate tool marks at the point of entry during the investigation of a:

Which of the following items is likely to contain DNA evidence?

Which crime scene search pattern would absolutely require more than one investigator?