Protecting the Crime Scene Name: __________________

Write your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1. What is the biggest problem that crime scene technicians face on the job?

2. Why should an actual crime scene not be like those depicted on

television?

3. Name three of the more sensitive forensic techniques that may not be
used to their full potential if the crime scene is disturbed.

a.

b.

c.

4. What sorts of evidence must visitors to crime scenes sign release forms
for?

a.

b.

c.

5. What is the simplest and most productive way for supervisors and
investigators to discourage crime scene contamination?

6. How might a department go about establishing rules to protect crime

scenes?
7. What are the primary responsibilities of the initial responders to a crime
scene?

a.

b.

8. What elements should a department's crime scene policy contain?

a.

b.

c.

d.

9. How should department insure that new officers are aware of crime scene
protection practices?