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| What is the responsibility of the first officer on the crime scene? |
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| Secure, protect isolate, and establish the crime scene perimeter and potential evidence. |
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| What does the acronym ADAPT |
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| Assess the crime and assist those hurt, detain the witness, arrest the perpetrator, protect the crime scene, take notes of your observation. |
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| What can serve as a coroner? |
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| Medical doctor/pathologist, paralegal, forensic scientist investigator, funeral home director, lay person, lawyer etc |
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| Who are able to testify in court? |
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| Anyone that collect transport, and test evidence |
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| What are the crime scene patterns? |
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| Link method, line method, Grid method, zone method, spiral, wheel or ray |
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| What does crime scene investigator gather at a crime? |
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| Evidence that can be used for scientific analysis, and it's legal application |
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| What is needed for someone to be convicted? |
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| Law enforcement must prove that a crime occurred and the person charged actually committed the crime. |
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| How is the crime scene investigation based, prepared, studied? |
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| By use of scientific method, Locard Principal, logic, and forensic technique. |
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| What is not true of a crime scene investigator? |
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| Strictly bound analyst by specific request. |
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| They are appointed or elected official. |
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| What is necessary for the preservation of a crime scene? |
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| Photos and notes should always be taken. |
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| What is the role of a forensic scientist? |
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| analyze the evidence that is collected at a crime scene. |
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| How can a crime scene be documented? |
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| There are several different methods depending on the type of crime. |
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| Why is a crime sketch important in a court of law? |
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| It can be used as probative value if used as evidence . |
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| Who becomes the property owner of the body and collected evidence found at a crime scene? |
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| The coroner or medical examiner's office. |
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| What should be kept in a crime scene record of law? |
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| Photos, evidence, chain of custody |
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| What is true concerning evidence collection? |
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| It should be carried out systematically and done throughly. |
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| Why is the Jeffery McDonald case significant? |
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| The chain of custody was not maintained. |
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| What is the procedure for taking photos at crime scene? |
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Any type of device used to show closeup views of evidence and several different angles are appropriate.
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| Who notifies the next of kin of the deceased? |
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| The coroner or medical examiner's office |
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| What is the meaning of Modus Operandi? |
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| Characteristic ways that a criminal goes about a crime. |
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| How should blood evidence be collected? |
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| Packed to prevent mold and mildew |
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| What is considered to be a crime scene? |
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| Anywhere evidence can be located? |
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| What is the first step that an officer take when approaching a crime scene? |
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| Check the body if there is one and get medical attention. |
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| What is an example of a mechanism of death |
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| What is a cause in reference to a crime scene? |
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| The injury or disease that results in a person's death. |
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| How should evidence from a suspected arson be collected? |
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| Packaged in an air tight container to prevent evaporation of possible fumes. |
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| What is the result of the chain of evidence not being maintained or followed? |
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| Evidence may not be emitted into court. |
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| What is the meaning of Corpus Delicti |
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| What is collected from known suspects, victims, or items found at crime scene? |
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| What should acceptable video tapes and crime scene sketches include? |
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| Scale and placement of evidence, key or legend, and added details. |
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| How must glass evidence be collected at a crime scene? |
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| Packaged in a ridge container to prevent cuts |
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| What are some forms of crime scene documentation? |
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| Photographs, sketches, and notes relevant? |
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| What are the four main steps in a crime scene investigation? |
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| Recognition, identification, individualization, reconstruction |
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| What are the five categories of death? |
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| Accidental, Homicide, Natural, Suicide, Undetermined |
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What five pieces of evidence must be included in this crime scene sketch?
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| Name of the criminalist, date and time, scale, reference points (including north point), name of the victim, labeling evidence, a key or legend of the evidence. |
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