Crime Scene Investigation Quiz Crafted by -
Ms. Rashmi Kadu
Assistant Professor
Jain University, Bangalore
Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation
At a scene, the case investigator and crime scene personnel work together to: define and secure areas that may contain evidence; examine and document the scene; collect physical evidence; and preserve, package and submit the evidence to the laboratory for analysis. With these key pieces of evidence, the investigator can attempt to reconstruct the elements of the crime. The more thorough the crime scene team is at conducting its job, the more likely it is to accurately determine the facts of the case. The quality of the evidence and the manner in which it is handled will also impact the ability of the attorneys to argue the facts of the case and ultimately the jurors’ ability to come to conclusions regarding guilt or innocence.
Let's look at the answers of the questions with their explanation.
Que 1. On the
basis of size of the crime scene it is classified as------
a) Macroscopic
crime scene
b) Microscopic
crime scene
c) Both a and
b
d) Primary
crime scene and secondary crime scene
Answer: c) Both
a and b
Explanation:
Macroscopic crime scene can be a place where crime has happened of the
evidences related to the crime have been found whereas the microscopic classification of the crime scene is more focused upon the specific types of
physical evidences found in the macroscopic crime scenes.
Que 2. What are
the objectives of crime scene investigation?
a) Recognition
and preservation
b) Recognition
and collection
c) Recognition,
preservation and collection
d) Recognition,
preservation, collection and interpretation
Answer: d) recognition, preservation, collection and interpretation
Explanation: the
objectives of the crime scene investigation are to recognize, preserve, collect
and interpret all of the relevant physical evidences at a crime scene with the
goal of reconstructing the events that generated this evidence. Integration of crime
scene investigation with forensic examination of physical evidences forms the
basis of scientific crime scene investigation.
Que 3. The
repeating pattern or behavior of the criminal in order to perform a crime
is called as
a) Corpus
delicti
b) Modus
operandi
c) Deficiency
d) Addiction
Answer: b) modus
operandi
Explanation:
criminals repeat their behavior and this particular behavior represents their
signature or preferred method of operation.
Que 4. Who can be
the first responding officer?
a) Detective
b) District
attorney
c) Judge
d) Police
officer
Answer: d) police officer
Explanation:
First responding officers are the personal who have seen the crime scene in its
most original condition. Their actions at the crime scene will form the basis
for successful or unsuccessful resolution of the investigation.
Que 5. Rough
sketch need NOT to include the following
a) Location of
the doors, walls and windows in the room
b) Compass
heading the north
c) Date,
location and time of the crime
d) Sketch of
the criminal
Answer: d) sketch of the criminal
Explanation:
Sketching of the crime scene require some organization and planning by the
investigator to ensure that the sketches are accurate. There are two basic
types of sketching, rough sketch and final or fair sketch. Rough sketches are
developed on scene itself which includes crude crime scene layout and used to
record measurement of evidences and structures and distance between them.
Que 6. Following
should NOT be included while taking the photograph
a) Scale
b) Time stamp
c) Team member
d) Focused
view
Answer: c) team
member
Explanation:
while taking a photograph scale should be used in order to determine the actual
length and width of the evidence, time stamps can be used to make sure that
there is no tampering with the photographs, camera should have a focused view
so that a good picture can be obtained. In the photograph team member should
not be included as it may weaken the evidence.
Que 7. Crime scene
reconstruction is ------ process based on scientific method.
a) Systematic
fact-gathering process
b) Tidy process
c) Difficult
process
d) Lengthy
fact-gathering process
Answer: a) systematic fact-gathering process
Explanation:
Crime scene reconstruction is based upon the observations, scientific
experimentation and relevant past experience of the investigator. It is also a
systematic fact-gathering process which is based on the scientific method.
Que 8. ------is the process of determining or eliminating the events that could have
occurred at the crime scene by analysis of the crime scene appearance,
location and position of the physical evidence, and forensic laboratory examination of the
physical evidence.
a) Crime scene
management
b) Crime scene
evaluation
c) Crime scene
reconstruction
d) Crime scene
examination
Answer: c) crime
scene reconstruction
Explanation:
crime scene reconstruction includes different steps and stages like follow
basic scientific principles, theory formulation, and logical methodology. It
incorporated investigative information with physical evidence analysis and
interpretation.
Que 9. Crime scene
reconstruction involves following except
a) Case
information
b) Logical
formulation
c) Report
writing
d) Interpretation
of evidences
Answer: c) report writing
Explanation:
Crime scene reconstruction involves scientific crime scene investigation,
interpretation of the evidences, laboratory testing of the physical evidences,
systematic study related to case information and logical formulation of the
potential scenarios that could produce the evidence at the scene of crime.
Que 10. A searching
method in which crime scene is broken into four squares is called as
-------
a) Strip
method
b) Zone method
c) Grid method
d) Link method
Answer: b) zone
method
Explanation: The
goal of searching methods is to ensure that no physical evidences are missed or
lost. On the basis of whether the crime scene is indoor or outdoor, searching
method is selected. Zone method is the effective method used in houses or
building with rooms. The teams are assigned small zones for searching the
evidences are searched. Also, many times zone method is combined with other
searching methods to obtain the best results.
Que 11. A ------ photograph is one composed to show just one item of evidence in its
relative distance to a fixed feature of the scene.
a) Overall
photograph
b) Mid-range
photograph
c) Close-up
photograph
d) All the
photograph
Answer: b) mid-range photograph
Explanation:
Forensic photography evolved during the killings in London attributed to Jack
the Ripper in 1888. Europe was the place where Forensic photography was pioneered. The purpose of photography is to provide a true and accurate
pictorial record of the crime scene and physical evidence which are present.
Initial condition of the crime scene can be recorded with the help of crime
scene.
Que 12. Following
is used in this digital revolution for the crime scene mapping
a) Fair sketch
b) Rough
sketch
c) GPS
d) Photograph
Answer: c) GPS
Explanation:
Imaging technology and mapping technology is used to compile a crime scene map
in this digital revolution. GPS is used as a mapping technology for the same.
It can also be obtained in three dimensions.
Que 13. Noting down
weather, location type and conditions, major structures, identification of
transient and conditional evidences is a part of------
a) Notification
information
b) Arrival
information
c) Victim
description
d) Scene
description
Answer: d) scene
description
Explanation:
Taking notes of the crime scene serves as a written record of all of the crime
scene activities. It includes a general guideline that is to consider the W’s
like who, what, when, where and why. Notification information, arrival
information, scene description, victim description and information of crime
scene team are the categories in which notes are noted down.
Que 14. Placards
which are used for the purpose of recording a crime scene include the
following EXCEPT
a) Case number
b) Date and
time
c) Location
d) Evidence
name
Answer: d) evidence name
Explanation:
While taking the video graph of the crime scene documenting it is very
important with the help of placards as crime scene should not be narrated and
it should also not contain any audio recording of subjective information. These
placards should include case number, date and time, location and videographer’s
name.
Que 15. Obtaining
and recording accurate measurements is the critical aspect of ------
a) Photography
b) Videography
c) Sketching
d) Note taking
Answer: c) sketching
Explanation:
Sketching the crime scene assigns the units of measurement and provides a
proper perspective of the overall scene and the relevant physical evidence
identified within the scene.