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| 7678286187 | Upon arrival at the crime scene the first responding police officer to a crime scene is responsible for.. | 1. Acquiring medical assistance for injured victims 2. Detaining any potential suspects or witnesses 3. Securing the crime scene to the greatest extent possible 4. Calling for any additional personnel needs such as other officers and or forensic investigators | 0 | |
| 7678346913 | The boundaries of a crime scene must be secured | crime scene tape, ropes, or cones | 1 | |
| 7678481047 | Three methods for crime scene recording | Photography, sketches, and notes | 2 | |
| 7678489332 | The crime scene notes should begin with | The identity of person who contacted the investigator Time of contact and arrival at the crime scene Preliminary case information Personnel present on arrival and those being contacted | 3 | |
| 7678880106 | Digital Photography | made when a light sensitive microchip captures light on each of millions of tiny picture elements called pixels | 4 | |
| 7679000976 | Visual Tag | an object recorded in multiple overview photographs, to help visually piece the scene together | 5 | |
| 7679011177 | Medium-Range Photographs | show the layout of similar significant areas of the crime scene. Taken with evidence markers | 6 | |
| 7679029004 | Close up photographs | taken last and show greater detail of individual objects or evidence. Taken at 90 angel to the object with and without evidence markers and scales | 7 | |
| 7679169475 | Walkthrough | initial survey of the crime scene 1. perpetrators point of entry and exit 2.indirect path is taken to the center of crime scene 3. obvious items of evidence are located document 4. The conditions of the scene are observed and recorded | 8 | |
| 7679228710 | Line/Strip Search Pattern | one or two investigators start at the boundary of the crime scene and search to the other side of the crime scene | 9 | |
| 7679237995 | Grid Search Pattern | Two or more investigators form a grid by searching in line patterns that overlap and are perpendicular to each other |  | 10 |
| 7679249716 | Spiral Search | One investigator searches in a spiral path from the center of the crime scene to the boundary |  | 11 |
| 7679258459 | Wheel/Ray Pattern | Several investigators search in straight lines from the center to the boundary |  | 12 |
| 7679284263 | Quadrant/Zone Search Pattern | the crime scene is divided into smaller sections (zones). One or more investigators are assigned to search each zone |  | 13 |
| 7679297684 | Vehicle Searches | investigators search interior and exterior of vehicle | 14 | |
| 7679306955 | Crime Scene Sketches | clearly show the layout of a crime scene | 15 | |
| 7679330224 | Computer-Aided Drafting | programs to create the finished sketch. Allows for the creation of three-dimensional finished sketches | 16 | |
| 7679465557 | Druggist Fold | Small amounts of trace evidence can also be conveniently packaged in a carefully folded paper | 17 | |
| 7679487863 | Biological or bloodstained materials are stored in _______ | airtight containers | 18 | |
| 7679503985 | When can contamination occur | either by introducing foreign DNA through coughing or sneezing onto evidence or if items of evidence are incorrectly placed in contact with each other during packaging | 19 | |
| 7679512440 | Chain of Custody | a list of all persons who came into possession of an item of evidence | 20 | |
| 7679517822 | Standard/Reference Sample | physical evidence whose origin is known, such as blood or hair from a suspect, that can be compared to crime-scene evidence | 21 | |
| 7679535266 | Fourth Amendment | The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized | 22 | |
| 7679546700 | The United States Supreme Court has determined that search and seizure without a court-approved warrant is justified in four cases | 1 The existence of emergency circumstances 2 The need to prevent the immediate loss or destruction of evidence 3 A search of a person and property within the immediate control of the person provided it is made incident to a lawful arrest 4 A search made by consent of the parties involved | 23 | |
| 7679555516 | Mincey v Arizona | the Court dealt with the legality of a four-day search at a homicide scene and determined that the evidence was illegally seized because a warrant was never issued and the circumstances of the case did not justify a warrantless search. | 24 | |
| 7679558312 | Michigan v Tyler | fire destroyed a business establishment leased by Loren Tyler and a business partner. The court decided that evidence obtained from the initial search was legally seized, but evidence obtained from searches 4, 7, and 24 days after the incident were illegally seized. | 25 |
