Deck 3: The Crime Scene

Question 1

The recovery of blood, clothing, and hair from a suspect without their consent is prohibited by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Requiring a suspect to give handwritten exemplars is not considered to be a request for
communications that fall within the protection of the Fifth Amendment.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

When a witness discusses the crime or overhears others talking about the crime, he or she may unconsciously incorporate some of this information as his or her own. This process is known as: _____.

A) interference
B) retroactive interference
C) reactive interference
D) proactive interference

Question 6

The brief contact with the victim and witness for the purposes of gathering suspect information is done for what purpose?

A) management notification
B) media relations
C) scene safety
D) broadcast alarm

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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 10

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

Question 11

The advantage of a crime scene sketch that cannot be accomplished with any type of photography is the: _____.

A) ability to improve lighting conditions
B) elimination of unnecessary detail
C) unique ability of the artist come through
D) addition of missing or necessary detail

Question 12

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

Question 13

Witnesses who discuss their testimony with each other tend to adopt some of the other witnesses' testimony as their own. This process is normal and is known as retroactive interference.

Question 14

Locating witnesses who do not live in the area where the crime was committed but who travel through the area on a regular basis can be identified by conducting a neighborhood canvass.

Question 15

The essential elements of the crime are known as the: _____.

A) modus operandi
B) corpus delicti
C) corpus operandi
D) modus delicti

Question 16

The first officers on the scene of a crime should identify potential witnesses and _____ them as soon as possible.

A) interview
B) separate
C) interrogate
D) dismiss

Question 17

The first officers responding to a crime scene are responsible for making sure that the scene is safe for other personnel to enter the area. This step in the coordination of a crime scene is known as:

A) initializing the scene
B) neutralizing the scene
C) crime scene security
D) crime scene basics

Question 18

The ever narrowing circle is a crime scene search technique that starts at the focal point and works outward to the fringes of the protected area.

Question 19

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

Question 20

The crime scene search pattern that starts at one end of the scene and in which searchers work back and forth until the entire area is searched is known as what type of search?

A) ever-widening
B) ever-narrowing
C) zone or sector
D) strip

Question 21

_____ has been used successfully in clandestine operations of suspicious places and persons.

Question 22

_____ is a request by the defense counsel for the prosecution to disclose the evidence against the defendant before trial.

Question 23

_____ photography is excellent for studying crimes committed in a series.

Question 24

_____ range photos show the local and approach and exit routes in relation to the crime scene.

Question 25

Measurements for a crime scene sketch should extend along and from _____ and identifiable points.

Question 26

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

Question 27

_____ photos are those taken within a range of 10 to 20 feet.

Question 28

A _____ witness program seeks witness cooperation in exchange for confidentiality.

Question 29

_____ reports originate at the patrol or operational level.

Question 30

_____ made during the search of a crime scene are the basic record of the search and the evidence discovered.