Reference no: EM133496147

Questions

1. Describe the primary role of each of the following members of an investigative team:

a. Law-enforcement officer

b. Crime-scene investigator

c. Detective

d. Medical examiner or coroner

e. Specialists

2. Describe and discuss the top two priorities of a first responder at a crime scene.

3. Distinguish between a primary and a secondary crime scene and provide examples of each.

4. Summarize the main duties for each person involved in the seven steps of crime-scene investigation.

a. Secure the scene.

b. Separate the witnesses.

c. Scan the scene.

d. See the scene.

e. Sketch the scene.

f. Search for evidence.

g. Secure, collect, and document evidence.

5. Describe and give specific examples of how failing to secure the crime scene can lead to contamination of the evidence collected.

6. Summarize Locard's Principle of Exchange and explain its significance in forensics.

7. List at least four examples of materials that could be transferred from a crime scene to a suspect.

8. Distinguish between physical and biological evidence and describe several examples of each type.

9. Distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence and provide an example of each.

10. Explain the importance of the chain of custody of evidence.