Midterm Exam Answers

What does the first officer at a crime scene do?

Dr. Hernandez is giving a lecture on how to measure the location of evidence at the scene. What is the first step in measuring a crime scene?

A police officer at a coffee shop sees a man put a woman’s laptop in his backpack. Can the police officer search the backpack?

In an email, forensic scientist Ethan describes the trace evidence findings based on his work in the laboratory. To remain professional, which of the following is MOST important for Ethan to do?

CSI Ingrid needs to determine where the bullets collected at a scene are currently being analyzed. Which of the following would she check to get answers?

Lamar is a forensic scientist and is analyzing the final sketch of a crime scene. He makes a triangle with three points in a room. The first point is in a corner. The second point is along a wall. What will the third point be referring to when applying triangulation?

Claire, a detective, has screenshots that indicate that a man named Robert Farrel is targeting people on social media to steal money. What has Claire and the team uncovered in their investigation?

After analyzing the broken glass from the crime scene in the lab, Investigator Yesif picks up a crime scene sketch to see if he can learn anything from looking at his results in context. Something seems off, though, so he checks the sketch's _____ to make sure the case number on the sketch matches the case number for the broken glass.

CSI Greg collects the blood sample in a glass vial for serological analysis and then packages and seals the vial. What does packaging and sealing ensure?

A jewelry heist occurred in multiple storerooms. Visualizing the scene can be difficult. To ensure investigators and a potential future jury can more easily see the scene, Amy sits down at her computer to create a digital sketch. Which software will she likely use to make a three-dimensional map of the crime scene?