Deck 5: Crime Scene Reconstruction

Question 1

This person was an Austrian criminal jurist, professor, and an examining magistrate. He wrote the book Criminal Investigation: A Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers, and Lawyers. He is believed to be the creator of the field of criminalistics and is to this day seen as the father of criminal investigation.

A) Edmond Locard
B) Alphonse Bertillon
C) Hans Gross
D) Edward Oscar Heinrich

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_______________ was known as the "Wizard of Berkeley".

A) Edmond Locard
B) Alphonse Bertillon
C) Hans Gross
D) Edward Oscar Heinrich

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The early processes of Crime Scene Reconstruction can begin__________.

A) When the investigator arrives at the scene and conducts a walk through
B) Only after the scene has been thoroughly documented
C) During the initial court proceedings
D) Only after the autopsy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Crime Scene Reconstruction can start at the early stages of the investigation, but should not be concluded until ___________.

A) The prosecuting attorney determines if the case will go to trial
B) All of the other reports and materials by other experts involved in the case have been completed and reviewed
C) The examiner forms one hypothesis
D) Visiting the scene personally

Question 5

Edward Oscar Heinrich was known for recognizing that Crime Analysis is an orderly procedure that attempts to answer what happened, when, where, why, and who did it?

Question 6

Scientific Methodology is an essential part of Crime Scene Reconstruction. As such, when new information (data) is developed, ____________.

A) It must be excluded if the reconstruction is already complete
B) It must be examined to determine if it fits with the hypothesis or whether it is necessary to re-evaluate the hypothesis.
C) It must be approved by the police department's administration prior to considering it for evaluation
D) None of the above

Question 7

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is the interpretation of bloodstains at a crime scene to recreate the mechanism that produced the bloodstain pattern. What factors do analysts examine to form opinions about what happened?

A) Size, shape, distribution, and location of bloodstains
B) Location, weather, and date
C) Total station with 3D imaging technology
D) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is the correct equation for determining the Angle of Impact for bloodstains?

A) Angle of Impact = arcsin [(width)/(length)]
B) (Length) X (Width) = Angle of Impact
C) Angle of Impact = Sin [(volume) X (length)/(width)]
D) Angle of Impact = arcsin [(volume)/(length)/(width)]

Question 9

Bloodstain pattern evidence is often present at crimes of violence. Because blood behaves in unpredictable mechanisms the investigator should make an educated guess to determine what took place at the crime scene. Then, determine to whom the blood belongs through DNA.

Question 10

_____________ reconstructions often use trajectory analysis and ballistics in order to determine the point from which a bullet was fired. It takes into consideration the type of weapon, nature of ammunition, distance to the target, angle of entrance and exit holes, and other factors.

A) Firearms
B) Shooting
C) Bloodstain
D) Crash

Question 11

_____________ is a process by which the evidence that is collected at a crime scene is used to determine how the crime was committed, the sequence of events that occurred, and what could or could not have transpired during the commission of the crime.

A) Crime scene investigation
B) Crime scene observation
C) Crime scene reconstruction
D) Crime scene mapping