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Intro to ForensicScience Final
Exam questions
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General Crime Scene Investigation? - answer Based
on the location, evidence around the body (trace
evidence- information about the profile of the
suspect), and the body itself can tell us what
happened
The crime scene provides insight into what
happened
It's more than just the processing, documentation,
collection, and packaging of physical evidence
It's the first step and the most crucial step of a
forensic investigation
What is the foundation of all forensic
investigations? - answer Based on the ability for a
,crime scene investigator to recognize potential and
important physical evidence, large and small, at
the crime scene
What are the next steps after collecting physical
evidence? - answer The subsequent identification
of the physical evidence & the determination of the
possible source or origin of the evidence (this is
called the individualization of evidence)
Proper Crime Scene Investigation? - answer The
starting point; the initiation of crime scene
reconstruction
Careful processing, documentation, collection, and
preserving of physical evidence are integral parts
Crime scene investigation is not like what it is on
TV, it is more? - answer Organized, methodical,
systematic, and logical
To properly investigate a scene, what is needed? -
answer Adequate experience and training (current
and outgoing)
Managed and coordinated team effort
,Never restrict the flow of information instead
provide an opening of communication between
investigators and other law-enforcement personnel
Types of crime scenes? - answer Primary or
secondary
Primary scene- where the original or first criminal
act occurred
Any subsequent scenes are considered secondary
crime scenes
Classification of crime scenes? - answer Based on
the original location where the crime occurred
Now other locations can all be crime scenes, so
most crime scenes have more than one location
Macroscopic & Microscopic Crime Scenes? - answer
Classification based on size
Based on the type of crime
Based on location (indoor or outdoor)
Based on scene condition (organized or
disorganized)
, Microscopic Crime Scene? - answer Microscopic- is
any specific object or piece of physical evidence
related to the crime being investigated; looking at
a piece of evidence
Each of these bits would be individually
investigated as "crime scenes" unique unto
themselves
Macroscopic Crime Scene? - answer Macroscopic-
includes not just the location, but the victim's
body, suspect's body, the house, the vehicle, etc.;
looking at the overall scene
What is an organized crime scene? - answer Well-
planned, methodical, have fantasies, bring with
them what they need to fulfill those fantasies,
prepared, and very detailed
What is a disorganized crime scene? - answer
Mentally ill, break with reality, not prepared, spur
of the moment, and use whatever they can in the
area
Physical Evidence? - answer Can be classified
according to its physical state, type of crime,
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