Unit 2 Text Qeustions
1.Physical evidence is any evidence that can establish a crime has happened and anything that links the crime and the criminal, and three examples of physical evidence is: weapon, fibers, and hair.
2.Three ways a crime scene can be recorded is through: photography, drawings, and notes. The benefit of each are exclusive to the practice, and it is, photography with the ability to capture the crime scene as it was before the removal of evidence or changes to the crime scene. Drawings with the more accurate ability of scaling and distance of objects and evidence. Lastly are notes, that may hold key points and information that could and can be used in the future for trials which could be years later.
3.Chain of custody is the chronological showing of what is present at the scene and its location, as well as the overall condition of the scene, and is important because the actual crime scene is only intact and available for a short amount of time.
4.Three types of photograph taken at a crime scene is: overview, intermediate, and close-up. Overview photographies serve to take an overview picture capturing the primary area of the crime scene from different angels and vantage points. Intermediate photographs are more focus towards the evidence but still containing the area around the objects. Finally close up photographs is exactly what close up means, and it focuses mainly injury, a weapon, or a piece of evidence. They are taken to help record specific details that may not be picked up by photographs taken from longer ranges.
5.It is important to record the crime scene because having records of the crime scene and evidence allows investigators to look back over the it as it originally was before any changes occurred.
5.It is important to secure the crime scene because it is key to having all evidence and probable evidence untainted to receive the best start to solving a crime, and in my opinion the most difficult part would be the initial clearing of
2.Three ways a crime scene can be recorded is through: photography, drawings, and notes. The benefit of each are exclusive to the practice, and it is, photography with the ability to capture the crime scene as it was before the removal of evidence or changes to the crime scene. Drawings with the more accurate ability of scaling and distance of objects and evidence. Lastly are notes, that may hold key points and information that could and can be used in the future for trials which could be years later.
3.Chain of custody is the chronological showing of what is present at the scene and its location, as well as the overall condition of the scene, and is important because the actual crime scene is only intact and available for a short amount of time.
4.Three types of photograph taken at a crime scene is: overview, intermediate, and close-up. Overview photographies serve to take an overview picture capturing the primary area of the crime scene from different angels and vantage points. Intermediate photographs are more focus towards the evidence but still containing the area around the objects. Finally close up photographs is exactly what close up means, and it focuses mainly injury, a weapon, or a piece of evidence. They are taken to help record specific details that may not be picked up by photographs taken from longer ranges.
5.It is important to record the crime scene because having records of the crime scene and evidence allows investigators to look back over the it as it originally was before any changes occurred.
5.It is important to secure the crime scene because it is key to having all evidence and probable evidence untainted to receive the best start to solving a crime, and in my opinion the most difficult part would be the initial clearing of