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Question 1

the graphic representation of the scene of the crime with complete measurements of the relative distances between items or objects. It includes scales with important dimensions at the scene being shown to a good degree of accuracy.

Answer 1

SKETCH

Question 2

excellent companion to photograph. Where photographs provide exact details, sketches offer accurate information about the placement of objects and they show relationship and distances between things

Answer 2

SKETCH

Question 3

deals with the vicinity of the crime scene in relation to the environment like neighboring buildings, structures,or means of access leading to the scene.

Answer 3

Sketch of Locality / Neighborhood Sketch

Question 3

illustrates the scene of the crime with the nearest physical surroundings such the yard and other natural structures

Answer 3

Sketch of Grounds / Ground Sketch

Question 3

illustrates the scene of the crime with the nearest physical surroundings such as rooms adjacent or opposite of the scene, the number of floors of a building or house.

-layout of the scene as seen from above

Answer 3

Floor Plan

Question 3

-This kind of sketch is applied in conflagrations and suspected arson cases where the origin of the fire and how it spread can be indicated.

Answer 3

Sketch of Locality / Neighborhood Sketch

Question 4

a layout of the scene vertically as seen from a side

Answer 4

Elevation Sketch

Question 5

• a layout as though the room was unfolded box

-most useful if pieces of evidence are found on the floor, walls and ceilings

Answer 5

Cross Projection / Exploded View / Bird’s Eye View

Question 6

prepared indicating the actual measurement of things with a scale and proportion observed and oriented to the North Pole

-made by the investigator at the crime scene

-used as the basis for the finished sketch

-not drawn to scale

Answer 6

Rough sketch

Question 7

• drawn to scale

Answer 7

FINAL/FINISHED SKETCH

Question 8

measure from fixed points (walls, trees, poles, corners, curbs, any immovable object)

Answer 8

Measurement

Question 9

run a baseline from one fixed point to another, from which measurements are taken at right angles

Answer 9

BASELINE METHOD

Question 10

uses two adjacent walls as fixed points as distances are measured at right angles

Answer 10

RECTANGULAR COORDINATE METHOD

Question 11

uses a protractor to measure the angle formed by two lines

Answer 11

POLAR COORDINATES METHOD / COMPASS POINT METHOD

Question 12

common in outdoor scenes uses straight - line measurements from two fixed objects to the evidence to create a triangle with evidence in the angle formed by two straight lines.

Answer 12

TRIANGULATION METHOD

Question 13

the means sanctioned by the court of law, in ascertaining in a judicial proceeding, the truth respecting a matter of fact

Answer 13

EVIDENCE

Question 14

TYPES OF EVIDENCE THAT CAN BE LOCATED AT THE CRIME SCENE

Answer 14

Physical Evidence
Biological Evidence
Impression Evidence
Trace Evidence
Electronic Evidence

Question 15

Content of Markings:

Outside the package are the following information (based from PNP
Manual)

Answer 15

1. Name of the agency
2. Agency case number
3. Item number
4. Date of incident
5. Investigator’s identifier
6. Where the item was found
7. Date and time found
8. Description of item

Question 16

refers to the information written on evidence tags / evidence / or evidence package to ensure that the items can be identified by the collector at any time in the future.

Answer 16

Markings

Question 17

Content of Markings:

Answer 17

a) Exhibit Case Number
b) Initials and / or signature of the collecting officer
c) Time and date of collection
d) Place or located where the evidence was collected

Question 18

Outside the package are the following information (based from PNP Manual)

Answer 18

1. Name of the agency
2. Agency case number
3. Item number
4. Date of incident
5. Investigator’s identifier
6. Where the item was found
7. Date and time found
8. Description of item

Question 19

***MARKING OF LATENT FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE

• Lifted, developed latent should also be marked or sealed in marked envelopes

Answer 19

FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE

Question 20

• prevention of adding fingerprints to evidence, or of destroying those already present

-Large articles containing latent such as glass, metal articles, and firearms should be placed on wood or heavy cardboard and fastened down with string to prevent shifting and contact with other objects in transit

• to be examined frequently - use pegboard

Answer 20

PRESERVATION

Question 21

**Never submit a loaded gun to the Laboratory

**A firearm with the cartridge in the chamber should never be shipped by any method, even if the weapon is not cocked or on safety.

***Never clean the bore, chamber, or cylinder before submitting a firearm, and never attempt to fire thegun before it is examined in the Laboratory

**Never pick up a weapon by placing a pencil or other object in the end of the barrel

**Record serial number, make, model, and caliber of the weapon, and mark it in some inconspicuous manner that does not detract from its value before sending it to the Laboratory

**Place weapons in strong cardboard or wooden boxes, well packed, to prevent shifting of guns in transit.

**Rifles or shotguns should not be taken apart.

**presence of blood or any other important material on the gun

Answer 21

FIREARM EVIDENCE

Question 22

BLOOD STAINS EVIDENCE **Blood in liquid pools

Answer 22

gauze pad or other clean sterile cotton cloth, air dry

Question 23

BLOOD STAINS EVIDENCE Place only one item in each container. Do not use

Answer 23

plastic containers

Question 24

Dried Blood Stains wrap the item in clean paper, place the article in a brown paper bag or boxand seal and label container

Answer 24

clothing

Question 25

Dried Blood Stains send the whole stained object to the Laboratory

Answer 25

small solid objects

Question 26

Dried Blood Stains cover the stained area with clean paper and seal the edges down with tape to prevent loss or contamination

Answer 26

large solid objects

Question 27

Dried Blood Stains scrape the stain onto a clean piece of paper, which can be folded and placed in an envelope

Answer 27

X for transport

Question 28

Do not mix dried stains. Place each stain in a

Answer 28

separate envelope

Question 29

Never attempt to wipe dried stains from an object using a

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moistened cloth or paper

Question 30

Allow any stains to air dry, wrap in paper, and package evidence in paper bags - If damp, allow fabric to dry completely before packaging. -Handle fabrics as little as possible

Answer 30

Seminal Stains

Question 31

use the fingers or tweezers to pick up hair, place in paper bindlesor coin envelopes which should then be folded and sealed in larger envelopes

Answer 31

HAIR

Question 32

HOW MANY HEAD HAIR collected in RAPE CASES

Answer 32

50 - 100 head hairs

Question 33

HOW MANY PUBIC HAIRS COLLECTED IN RAPE CASES

Answer 33

30 -60 pubic hairs

Question 34

a pattern resulting from a hard marking device being forced against another object e.g. indentation marks, cutting marks, abrasion marks

Answer 34

Tool Mark

Question 35

**The tool should be first examined for the presence of any residue and trace evidence **A tool should never be fitted into an impression to see if it could have made the mark ***For tool marks found on a removable material, collect the material directly as it is. **For tool marks found on non-removable material, preferably, take away the part of the material wherethe mark is.

Answer 35

Tool Mark

Question 36

If this is not possible, make a cast of the mark with

Answer 36

brown Mikrosil

Question 37

Shoeprint or Footwear impressions can be in two forms

Answer 37

two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D)