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FSC100: The Real CSI Final Exam/ Questions with
Correct Verified Answers/ Updated 2024.
where to start searching - ANS - consider paths of contamination from:
- perpetrator activity
- first responders
- emergency response
- look out for media interference
how do you document evidence? - ANS - - case number
- item number
- location
- name of collector
- date and time of discovery
- date and time of collection
- description of item
why might a sample not be submitted for analysis? - ANS - - item type has low success rate/expectation of obtaining reliable results
- not the most relevant to address allegations
- no probative value
- an individual is already associated with the item
- item has previously been tested for body fluids or fingerprints
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2 how do you search a crime scene? - ANS - - lane/strip search
- line search
- circle/spiral search
- zone search
what are some other search tools? - ANS - canine units metal detectors heavy machinery thermal imaging ground penetrating radar
search method is based on factors such as: - ANS - - indoor/outdoor
- size
- urgency
- lighting available
- what is being searched for
- what evidence was already found
- concentration of material
- people available
what are other types of evidence? - ANS - associative class electronic latent trace indicative
what is associative evidence? - ANS - places individual at a scene or with a victim
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3 what is class evidence? - ANS - requires further classification
what is electronic evidence? - ANS - anything from an electronic device
what is latent evidence? - ANS - any evidence that's not visible without some sort of development or enhancement
what is trace evidence? - ANS - evidence that has to be extracted from another substance in very small amounts often invisible to naked eye
what is indicative evidence? - ANS - something that proves that a certain period of time has elapsed
lane/strip search - ANS - good for large areas good for uneven terrain
line search limit - ANS - must remain in a super straight line with everyone else as you move across crime scene, at the same pace
circle/spiral search benefits - ANS - good for locating additional items associated to an existing piece of evidence typically done indoors - too difficult to do outdoors
circle/spiral limits - ANS - difficult to stay in a perfect spiral path to ensure nothing is missed
zone search benefits - ANS - good for where other patterns won't work - typically in a house divided by rooms - used where scene is already broken up into zones
how is evidence collection selective? - ANS - - selectivity is determined by collector
- need knowledge about crime lab techniques, capabilities, limitations
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