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Exam 2: Documenting the Crime Scene Note Taking Photographing and Sketching

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When creating a scale drawing of a crime scene, what does an officer need to consider in order for the drawing to be admissible in court?

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An admissible sketch is drawn or persona...

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The amount of notes taken is determined by:

A) the conditions of each case.
B) whether the crime is a felony or not.
C) department policy and procedure.
D) calls for service.

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Digital recorders are rapidly replacing notebooks in law enforcement note taking.

The photographic technique in which a scene is photographed clockwise, with the first picture showing a specific object on one side of the photograph and the next picture showing the same object on the opposite side of the photograph, is called:

A notebook is only a temporary report to record facts and has no real evidentiary value in itself.

The technique in which a scene is photographed clockwise, with the first picture showing an object on the right side of the photograph and the next picture showing the same object on the left side of the photograph, is called ______________.

Photographs should be taken in the following order:

What are some of the advantages of videos?

is commonly used in outdoor scenes but can also be used indoors.This process of locating evidence or other items uses straight-line measures from two fixed objects.

What are some of the disadvantages of videos?

In which direction should the top of a sketch be oriented?

Which type of camera is most likely to cause privacy issues?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of photographs?

Photographs should be taken:

A sketch drawn or personally witnessed by an investigator that accurately portrays a crime scene and that is allowed into evidence is referred to as:

A crime scene sketch contains, among other things, the scale of the sketch, the direction of north, and the name of the person making the sketch.This is referred to as the .

When should the investigator start taking notes?

What is immersive imaging?

What typically determines where and how notes are to be filed?

A sketch that is drawn or personally witnessed by an investigator, that accurately portrays a crime scene, and that is introduced as evidence is referred to as a(n) sketch.