CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION QUIZ

1. The act or process of contaminating something or becoming contaminated, or the

unclean or impure state that results from this
a. Contamination
b. Crime Scene
c. Cordon
d. Evidence
2. A line of Police Officers or soldiers, or their vehicles surrounding an area to control
access to site are Three Elements of Crime, Except.
a. Contamination
b. Crime Scene
c. Cordon
d. Evidence
3. Are members of the Police, Military, Fire, Medical Teams, and other volunteer
organizations who are expected to be the first to respond to calls for assistance
in cases of incidents.
a. Law Enforcer
b. Police Officer
c. First Responder
d. Investigator
4. _______deals with the locality, the place where the suit may be had, while
jurisdiction treats of the power of the court to decide the case on the merits.
a. Crime
b. Crime Scene
c. Venue
d. Area
5. Specialist of the Crime Laboratory group where request are addressed if the
evidence encountered needs special processing due to significant or sensational
cases.
a. Investigator
b. First Responder
c. Desk Officer
d. SOCO
6. Procedure when crime is reported, Except.
a. Record date, time and place of crime reported
b. Name of Complainant/Reporter and the victim
c. Inform the Local Chief Executive
d. Verify the veracity of the report
7. Procedure upon arrival at the crime scene, Except.
a. Call the media immediately
b. Secure/cordon the crime scene with police line
c. Evacuate injured persons to the nearest hospital
d. Take note of important facts for future reference

8. Procedure in the proper turn-over of Crime Scene to the Investigators/SOCO.

a. The team leader upon arrival at the crime scene will received briefing from the first
responder regarding the incident.
b. The team Leader shall immediately establish a command post ideally located
adjacent to the crime scene where the evidence custodian stays and receives pieces
of evidence turned over to him
c. Initiation of preliminary survey, documentation of the crime scene (photographs or
use of video camera, crime scene sketches) and conduct of final survey Community
safety
d. The team leader will release the crime scene if he is not satisfied that all the pieces
of evidence have been recovered
9. A venue or place where the alleged crime/incident/event has been committed.
a. Crime Scene
b. Site
c. Crime Location
d. Venue
10. Commonly used when looking for an object that is suspected to be a specific distance
from another.
a. Strip Search
b. Spiral Search
c. Grid Search
d. Quadrant

11. This is the most thorough search technique. Similar to a strip search but also done in
opposite direction.
a. Grid Search
b. Strip Search
c. Spiral Search
d. Quadrant
12. Any _______ evidence obtained must be marked or tagged before its submission to the
evidence custodian.
a. Physical
b. Individual
c. Similar
d. Testimonial

13. All collected evidence can only be released upon order of the court or prosecutor, as the
case maybe.
a. Evaluation of Evidence
b. Preservation of Evidence
c. Releasing of Evidence
d. Collecting of Evidence

14. This is accomplished after the search is completed, the rough sketch finished and
photographs taken.
a. Preservation of Evidence
b. Evaluation of Evidence
c. Collection of Evidence
d. Releasing of Evidence

15. Commonly used when searching a large area looking for a large object. Several Explorers
will stand in one long line and all walk the same direction.
a. Grid Search
b. Strip Search
c. Spiral Search
d. Quadrant
Answer Key

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. C
15. B