cjo3 eoc review 2014-2015. unit 5 – searching o 24.14 – identify different search methods
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How is a strip/line search conducted?
OThe area is partitioned into lines or narrow strips
OInvestigators move up and down the lines/strips as though they are mowing a lawn
How is a spiral search conducted?
OInvestigators follow an inward or outward spiral
OLike the yellow brick road
How is a circle search conducted?
OInvestigators begin at the center of an area and spread out in ever-widening concentric circles
OA wooden stake with a long rope is driven into the ground at the center of the area and knots are tied in the rope at regular intervals
How is a quadrant/zone search conducted?
OThe area is divided into quadrants or zones
OInvestigators search one area at a time or are assigned to a specific quadrant/zone
What is the result of evidence being changed or contaminated during a
search?
OIt will be inadmissible in court
What is the “elephant-in-a-matchbox” doctrine?
OA law requiring that searchers consider the probable size and shape of evidence they seek.
How does ignoring the “elephant-in-a-matchbox” doctrine affect an
investigation?
OWasted resourcesODestruction of potential evidence
OFourth amendment violations
OInadmissibility of evidence
Why are there limitations, set forth by the law, on searches?
OTo protect the rights of all citizens and to ensure due process
Prior to any crime scene search, what must be established?
OThat…OA) No search warrant is
requiredOB) A search warrant has
been obtained, OROC) Consent to search has
been obtained