Chapter 2 Section #2

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25 questions
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
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5 pieces of evidence were recovered by the police at the crime scene, name 1.

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5 pieces of evidence were recovered by the police at the crime scene, name another.

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5 pieces of evidence were recovered by the police at the crime scene, name another.

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5 pieces of evidence were recovered by the police at the crime scene, name another.

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5 pieces of evidence were recovered by the police at the crime scene, name another.

Using the table, from the 5 pieces of evidence that the police recovered from the crime scene, where do they fit in the table.
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2
2
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Professionals at the scene of a crime may include police officers, detectives, crime-scene investigators, district attorneys, ___________________, and scientific specialists.

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Police officers are usually the first to arrive at a crime scene. A district attorney may be present to determine whether a search __________________ is necessary for the crime-scene investigators.

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Medical examiners (also called __________________) may be necessary to determine
the cause of a death when a homicide has occurred.

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Crime-scene investigation teams do not clean up the scene. This dirty job often falls to the victim’s _____________. Professional crime-scene cleaners can be hired in many places to do this job.

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___________________ look for leads by interviewing witnesses and talking to the crime-scene investigators about the evidence.

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Specialists such as ________________ (insect biologists), forensic scientists, and forensic psychologists may be consulted if the evidence requires their expertise.

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Please reorder and place the Seven S's of crime-scene investigation in the correct order according to the text.

  1. Scanning the scene
  2. Separating the witnesses
  3. Searching for evidence
  4. Seeing the scene
  5. Securing and collecting evidence
  6. Sketching the scene
  7. Securing the scene
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Preservation of _________________ is the second priority.

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Separating the ____________________ is the next priority.

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A determination may be made of a primary crime scene and ________________ crime scene and priorities assigned regarding examination.

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The use of a flashlight for examination and ____________ for collecting are preferable, because this method avoids picking up extraneous materials.

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Match each grid pattern with the name of the grid.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
grid
quadrant
linear
spiral
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All evidence needs to be properly packaged, sealed, and _____________.

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An evidence log and a _________________________ document must be attached to the evidence container.

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The evidence log should contain all pertinent information, including: