1. Name ___________________________________________Date ____________ What did they do wrong? Directions: Read the following crime scene scenarios. On the lines below the crime scene, write down the mistake or mistakes that were made and what the correct procedure would be. CASE 1 A dead body and gun were found in a small room. There were 3 witnesses to the crime that were in the house at the time. After the scene is secured by the first responder, the police bring the 3 witnesses outside and sit them all down to discuss what happened. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ CASE 2 A break in occurred at a local bank. There were no witnesses. The sketch artist comes in after the crime scene was secured. There were many pieces of evidence including a footprint, glass, and torn clothing. The artist draws the approximate location of all the items and hands it to the police for court. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ CASE 3 Police get a call about a robbery in an abandoned building. When they get there, there are many people observing and walking around. Police go in and start photographing and sketching. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _

2. CASE 4 A man was found beaten and shot in a local park. Witnesses claim there was a Durango found fleeing the scene. There was a lot of evidence including tire tracks, blood, footprints, the murder weapon, and bullet casings. Photographers take ten pictures of the body at all different angles and one picture of each of the pieces of evidence. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ CASE 5 Police were summoned when bullets were sounded in a small apartment on 3 rd street. They immediately secured the crime scene and separated the witnesses. There were multiple bullet casings on the ground. The police walked into the crime scene, put the bullets into a plastic bag, and handed them to the Forensic specialist who arrived 15 minutes later. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ CASE 6 A fire occurred at a farmer’s market in downtown New York City. Police arrived on the scene and secured it. Once the fire had calmed down they discovered a gas can. There were also muddy tire tracks 200 feet from the scene. Police want to follow the direction of the tracks to find a suspect. They put the gas can in the car so that no one can tamper with it. Mistake: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _ Correct way: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _