Deck 3: Processing the Crime Scene

Question 1

Which of the following crime scene search patterns works best for a large outdoor crime scene?

A)Spiral
B)Grid
C)Quadrant or zone
D)Strip

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A flash description is also known as:

A)MOLO
B)BOLO
C)ZOLO
D)FOLO

Answer 2

A

Question 3

This is recognized as the "transfer of evidence theory."

A)Evy exchange theory
B)Locard exchange principle
C)Delicti exchange theory
D)Associated evidence principle

Answer 3

B

Question 4

This type of evidence is most often used to demonstrate or clarify issues with crimes against children:

A)Demonstrative evidence
B)Trace evidence
C)Associative evidence
D)Hard evidence

Question 5

Which of the following crime scene search patterns has searchers start at one end of the scene and work back and forth until the entire area is searched?

A)Ever-widening
B)Ever-narrowing
C)Zone or sector
D)Strip

Question 6

Which documents are commonly used to reconstruct the facts regarding the crime scene in a court of law?

A)Photographs,videotapes,and sketches
B)Laboratory reports and objects seized
C)Police reports
D)All of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following should NOT be released to the media by investigators?

A)The identity of possible witnesses
B)The type of crime committed
C)The details of the offense
D)When and where the crime occurred

Question 8

Which is the best method of seizing a handgun as evidence?

A)Using two fingers to hold the grip
B)Inserting a ball-point pen into the barrel
C)Picking it up with a cloth handkerchief
D)Sticking a pencil through the trigger area

Question 9

What are the two most common sources of DNA evidence?

A)Blood and saliva
B)Fingerprints and saliva
C)Blood and hair
D)Blood and semen

Question 10

Which people should be included in a neighborhood canvass?

A)Only potential suspects
B)Law enforcement officers who are familiar with the neighborhood
C)Nearby residents and store employees
D)None of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reason that entries into crime scenes be conducted properly and only when necessary?

A)To avoid the destruction or contamination of important evidence
B)To avoid introducing items or substances into the crime scene
C)To provide defense attorneys with a basis for discrediting the investigators
D)All of the above are reasons that entries into crime scenes be conducted properly and only when necessary.

Question 12

Which of the following crime scene search patterns involves dividing a room in half and different investigators search each half?

A)Spiral
B)Grid
C)Quadrant or zone
D)Strip

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of the phases of searching the crime scene?

A)Surveying the crime scene
B)Documenting the crime scene through sketches and photographs
C)Canvassing the neighborhood
D)Recording all physical evidence

Question 14

Evidence which is established by law that a face value provides a fact in dispute is known as:

A)Trace evidence
B)Physical evidence
C)Demonstrated evidence
D)Prima facie evidence

Question 15

Being able to account for an item of evidence from the time of its finding to its presentation in court is known as:

A)contingency processing.
B)chain of custody.
C)possession accountability.
D)chain of accountability.

Question 16

In general,officers are permitted to conduct a protective search or sweep of the premises when the officers have reasonable grounds to believe that a person within the premises is in immediate need of assistance or:

A)an unusual odor surrounding the crime scene is present.
B)a perpetrator is present.
C)the premises is privately owned.
D)a search of the premises may result in a felony arrest.

Question 17

The first officers responding to a crime scene have the responsibility to ______,making sure that it is safe for other personnel to enter the area.

A)initialize the scene
B)neutralize the scene
C)assimilate the scene
D)alert the media

Question 18

For which purpose will an officer most likely broadcast a flash description?

A)To enable other officers to quickly apprehend a suspect still in the vicinity
B)To alert medical emergency personnel of an injured person
C)To warn passers-by to avoid a recent crime scene
D)To record the names and addresses of potential witnesses to a crime

Question 19

Which statement or statements regarding trace evidence is true?

A)It usually is in plain view of investigators.
B)Criminals seek to destroy it before leaving the crime scene.
C)It plays a greater role today with the aid of modern forensic analysis.
D)All of the above.

Question 20

Officers guarding the perimeter of a crime scene are responsible for maintaining a chronological log.This log is based on:

A)the resources expended at the crime scene.
B)the movement of persons into and out of the crime scene.
C)the time of occurrence of events at the crime scene.
D)the importance of the events that occur at the crime scene.

Question 21

Criminal evidence may be lost if the crime scene is not _______.

Question 22

The term "BOLO" is closely associated with the practice of issuing a flash description.

Question 23

An officer finding a body at a crime scene must make a precursory determination of the cause of death.

Question 24

The information furnished to the responding units by the dispatcher or by other officers will normally not provide sufficient "reasonable suspicion" to justify the detention of persons or vehicles.

Question 25

Neutralization of the crime scene includes the arrest of any suspects and the elimination of any hazards that might present a threat.

Question 26

The term "corpus delicti" simply refers to evidence which establishes that a crime has been committed.

Question 27

The initial response is usually made by _______ _______.

Question 28

Documenting the collection and possession of physical evidence until it is offered in court as evidence is known as the chain of continuity.

Question 29

With a _____ crime scene search pattern,searchers start at one end of the scene and work back and forth until the entire area is searched.

Question 30

_____ and _____ are the two most common sources of DNA evidence

Question 31

When police officers arrive at a crime scene shortly after a crime has been committed,they may make an arrest based on reasonable suspicion.

Question 32

Officers arriving at a crime scene must attend to any injured party unless a life-threatening situation or other exigent circumstance exists.

Question 33

A BOLO,or "be on the lookout," is also referred to as a _______ _______.

Question 34

If it appears that evidence will be altered,lost,or destroyed,the evidence should be collected by responding officers.

Question 35

Investigators should rush to pick up evidence at a crime scene as its significance as evidence may be destroyed by not doing so.

Question 36

The first line of defense against infectious diseases is to wear disposable latex gloves at a crime scene.

Question 37

The first officer to arrive at a death scene has the duty of determining the official cause of death.

Question 38

_____ of _____ involves being able to account for an item of evidence from the time of its finding to its presentation in court.

Question 39

The first officer on the scene should identify potential witnesses and keep them together until interviewed.

Question 40

As a rule,the first action a first responder should take is to enter the crime scene.

Question 41

You have been requested to take charge of a crime scene and have located a piece of clothing belonging to the suspect.You take the clothing into evidence and package it accordingly.You must now complete the evidence label to attach to a container containing this clothing.Identify the information which must be located on the evidence label.

Question 42

Unnecessary or improper entry into a crime scene may destroy or even contaminate potential evidence that can be used to solve a crime.Identify four purposes and reasons why the first responding officer is able to enter the crime scene.

Question 43

Matching
Locate the correct matches from Column 1 to Column 2

Question 44

The CYMBL rule consists of information needed regarding the suspect vehicle to include ______,_______,_______,______,and _________.

Question 45

As part of your position and investigation,you are in need of conducting a follow-up investigation for a murder case.You sit down to go over the items that you will need to be prepared for prior to conducting the interview(s).List what information will be of assistance to you in this process.

Question 46

Discuss the method as depicted in your textbook regarding the proper sealing of evidence.

Question 47

A _____ crime scene search pattern works best for a large outdoor crime scene.

Question 48

When collecting and searching for evidence at a crime scene,there are several distinct phases that are recognized.List the phases of the search.

Question 49

A search for persons who are unaware that they may be a witness to a crime or its circumstances is known as a _____ canvass.