Exam 2: Documenting the Crime Scene Note Taking Photographing and Sketching

It is best to include every possible detail in a crime scene sketch.

Briefly outline the six steps in making a sketch of a crime scene.

Which plotting method establishes a straight line from one fixed point to another fixed point from which measurements are taken at right angles?

Digital photographs can create a virtual scene similar to Pictometry.

Which type of photograph would best capture the immediate crime scene and the location of objects in the area or room?

Photographs and videotapes reproduce the crime scene in detail, primarily for presentation to the media.

To overcome defense challenges that a digital image was altered or otherwise tampered with, investigators must rigorously maintain the _______________.

Imagine you are at the scene of a homicide.The victim was murdered on the sidewalk in front of a public building on a busy street.Briefly record the photographs you need to take and in what order they should be taken.

What should be photographed first?

Which type of photography may be best used for extensive, large-scale, outside areas?

Record all information that helps answer the questions:

Microphotography is useful in criminal investigations because it renders bruises and injuries visible long after their actual occurrence.

Imagine you are at the scene of a car accident involving two vehicles and a pedestrian.What evidence would you sketch?

The plotting method restricted to square or rectangular areas is the ________________coordinate method.

Evidence not discernible to the naked eye can be detected by laser-beam photography.

What are trip cameras, and what are they used for?

Digital cameras have not yet been approved for court use for crime scene photography.

When would it be appropriate to use surveillance photography?

A major advance is the ability of computer software to stitch together digital photos of 180 degrees or more to create one 360-degree photo-a panoramic view of a crime scene that is interactive, allowing viewers, including jury members, to walk through it as though they were there.This type of 360-degree photographic view is called:

Providing proof that the image introduced into evidence is the same image taken at the crime scene is referred to as: