Types of Crime Scene Searches
Common search patterns include
the spiral, strip/line, grid, zone/quadrant, and pie/ wheel
.
What are the 4 types of search methods?
- Zonal Method.
- Strip Method.
- Line Search.
- Grid Method.
- Spiral Method (Outward Spiral & Inward Spiral)
- Wheel Search Method.
- Random Search.
What are 4 types of search patterns?
- Lane or Line.
- Spiral or Circle.
- Pie or Wheel/ Radial or Rose Azimuth.
- Grid.
- Zone or Quadrant.
What are the four types of crime scene sketches?
There are 4 main types of sketches:
floor plan, elevation drawing, exploded view, and perspective drawings
. Each type has its own limitations and are used when called upon (because of the scene). Floor Plan: commonly called bird’s eye view. Most commonly used sketch.
What’s a search pattern?
A search pattern is
a systematic way in which a search for an object/person is carried out
, either on land or under water, there are couple that are commonly used, visibility and size of object determins the frequency i.e. how close you stay to the previous search line.
What are the types of searches?
- Brief summary.
- Detailed summary.
- Transactional Search Queries.
- Navigational Search Queries.
- Informational Search Queries.
- Google results for search queries.
- Implications for website owners.
- Conclusion.
Which crime scene search method is best?
The grid method
is best used in large crime scenes such as fields or woods. Several searchers, or a line of them, move alongside each other from one end of the area to be searched to the other.
What type of evidence should be collected first?
In order of collection,
the most fragile evidence must be collected first
. A crime scene investigator may start with hairs and fibers and fingerprints and then work his or her way through the evidence, peeling back one layer at a time.
How many major types of search methods are there?
We discovered there are
four basic types
of search methods and two types of search engines. The two types of search engines are individual search engines and meta-search engines. We also examined subject directories.
What is Wheel search method?
Wheel/ray search pattern: A
search method employed by several people moving from the boundary straight toward the center of the scene (inward)
or from the center straight to the boundary (outward).
What are the two main tools for documenting a crime scene?
for the crime-scene investigators. Crime-scene investigators document the crime scene in detail and collect physical evidence. Crime-scene investigators include
recorders to record the data, sketch artists to sketch the scene, photographers to take photos of the crime scene, and evidence collectors
.
What is the most common type of sketch?
Overview
sketch
– consists of a bird’s-eye-view or floor plan sketch of the scene. This is the most common type of sketch and consists of items on the horizontal plane (see Figure 4-1). Elevation sketch – portrays a vertical plane rather than a horizontal plane.
What are the different methods of documenting a crime scene?
The three most common methods of recording a crime scene are:
note taking, sketching, and photography
. A detailed record of the crime scene and of the actions taken during the search of it, help the crime scene specialist to accurately recall events and to identify items of evidence later in a court of law.
What is a grid search pattern?
The grid search: A grid search is
simply two parallel searches, offset by 90 degrees, performed one after the other
.
The
inward spiral search: The CSI starts at the perimeter of the scene and works toward the center. Spiral patterns are a good method to use when there is only one CSI at the scene.
When would you use a grid search pattern?
A grid search is an
effective way to search an exterior scene or an intricate interior one
. This is due to the fact that this type of search pattern covers almost every inch of the crime scene.
What Is a lane or line search pattern?
Lane or Line (strip) search.
when investigators line up shoulder to shoulder in a straight line and stays in a straight line when moving
. The line must stay put until everyone in the line has finished with their area. This is used for outdoors and the most used. Spiral or Circle search.