2.07 Review
Review Questions
What is physical evidence? Provide at least three examples in your answer. Physical evidence is anything that can establish a crime has happened and anything that links the crime and the criminal. Examples would be a bullet, a hair or even blood.
Describe three ways that a crime scene can be recorded. What is a benefit of each? Three ways a crime scene can be recorded are pictures which help to give visual evidence and can be viewed later to look back at the crime scene, Video has the advantages of both recording the visual elements of a scene, but it can also serve as a form of notes if information is related into the recording, another way of recording is drawing. Photographs may not always present a good picture of the scale of a room or of the relationship of items to each other, so a drawing can be used to further illustrate that.
What is a chain of custody? Why is it important? Chain of custody is a list of people who the evidence has been passed along to. It is important to know so that when it is introduced in court there is proof it is secure.
What three types of photographs are taken at crime scenes? Describe each type? Three types of photos taken at a crime scene are overview, intermediate, and close up pictures. Overview photos are used to show the crime scene in wide angles. Intermediate are used to show the area surrounding the evidence. Close up pictures are used to show an injury, a weapon, or a piece of evidence.
Why is it important to record the crime scene?
The record of the crime scene helps to create a chain of custody showing what is present at the scene and its location, as well as the overall condition of the scene. This information can be vital during a criminal court trial.
Critical Thinking Questions
Why is it important to secure the crime scene? What do you think would be the most difficult part of doing this? The most difficult part of securing the crime scene would be keeping track of all the evidence and making
What is physical evidence? Provide at least three examples in your answer. Physical evidence is anything that can establish a crime has happened and anything that links the crime and the criminal. Examples would be a bullet, a hair or even blood.
Describe three ways that a crime scene can be recorded. What is a benefit of each? Three ways a crime scene can be recorded are pictures which help to give visual evidence and can be viewed later to look back at the crime scene, Video has the advantages of both recording the visual elements of a scene, but it can also serve as a form of notes if information is related into the recording, another way of recording is drawing. Photographs may not always present a good picture of the scale of a room or of the relationship of items to each other, so a drawing can be used to further illustrate that.
What is a chain of custody? Why is it important? Chain of custody is a list of people who the evidence has been passed along to. It is important to know so that when it is introduced in court there is proof it is secure.
What three types of photographs are taken at crime scenes? Describe each type? Three types of photos taken at a crime scene are overview, intermediate, and close up pictures. Overview photos are used to show the crime scene in wide angles. Intermediate are used to show the area surrounding the evidence. Close up pictures are used to show an injury, a weapon, or a piece of evidence.
Why is it important to record the crime scene?
The record of the crime scene helps to create a chain of custody showing what is present at the scene and its location, as well as the overall condition of the scene. This information can be vital during a criminal court trial.
Critical Thinking Questions
Why is it important to secure the crime scene? What do you think would be the most difficult part of doing this? The most difficult part of securing the crime scene would be keeping track of all the evidence and making