Crime Scene Investigations

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education

Expected Learning Outcomes

I will be able to:

• identify the main idea of the short read.
• skim and scan for specific details.
• make use of the contextual clues to infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• answer the questions based on the short read.

What skills are required to become a crime scene expert?

COMPREHENSION CHECK

What is the immediate aim of the first
police officers who arrive at
a crime scene?

Why are barriers set at
a crime scene?

The most critical of all investigative operations is _______________.

1. the search at the scene of a crime
2. to set barriers
3. to follow strict procedures
4. None of these

The investigation begins even before
the crime scene investigators arrive.
(True/False)

Which of the following is NOT a synonym of 'barriers'?

1. hurdles
2. assistance
3. obstacles
4. None of these

Which of the following is a synonym of 'untainted'?

1. blemished
2. unaltered
3. sullied
4. None of these

Before anything is touched or moved, the crime scene needs to be thoroughly recorded. (True/False)

The correct answer is 'True'.

The investigators take note of any evidence left in plain view by ____________.

1. taking photographs
2. making sketches
3. measuring distances
4. All of these

Which of the following is a synonym of 'perpetrator'?

1. assassin
2. crook
3. lawbreaker
4. All of these

How does the initial assessment
help the investigators?

Which of the following is an antonym of 'concealed'?

1. unveiled
2. masked
3. obscured
4. None of these

__________ the most invasive, when investigators dust for fingerprints, empty drawers and overturn mattresses.

1. The initial stage is
2. The final stage is
3. All the stages are
4. None of these

Investigators swab surfaces for ___________.

1. biological samples which they send for DNA analysis or other chemical tests
2. some samples which they send for physical tests
3. None of these

Each item identified and collected as a sample during the investigation is ________.

1. tagged
2. documented
3. packaged and sent to an evidence room
4. All of these

After the search has been completed, a final survey is conducted to review all aspects of the crime scene investigation.

1. True
2. False

When is the crime scene finally closed?

1. Once the documentation is double-checked
2. Once the equipment is gathered
3. Both A and B (*)
4. None of these

Read the short read and attempt the assignment on MS-Teams based on the same. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now I CAN:
* identify the main idea of the short read.
* skim and scan for specific details.
* make use of the contextual clues to infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
* answer the questions based on the short read.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help