Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards
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A photographer is assigned to document an autopsy. Which control best mitigates infectious disease risk?
Answer: Following universal precautions and treating all body fluids as infectious
Universal precautions assume every specimen is infectious, providing consistent protection regardless of known disease status.
Which backup strategy best protects archived forensic images against a facility fire or flood?
Answer: Maintaining a verified off-site or geographically separate backup copy
Geographic separation ensures a single facility disaster cannot destroy both the primary archive and its backup.
During nighttime highway crash documentation, the most immediate physical risk to mitigate is:
Answer: Being struck by passing vehicles
Traffic strikes are a leading cause of responder death, so high-visibility apparel and traffic control take priority.
A photographer discovers their agency has no written standard operating procedure for image handling. Why is this a risk management concern?
Answer: Inconsistent practices make images easier to challenge in court and errors more likely
Written SOPs create consistent, defensible workflows; without them, opposing counsel can attack ad hoc handling practices.
To mitigate the risk of equipment failure at a remote scene, a forensic photographer should:
Answer: Carry backup camera bodies, batteries, and media as standard practice
Redundant gear on hand ensures documentation can continue immediately, since transient scenes may never be reproducible.
Which practice mitigates the risk of cross-contamination when photographing multiple items of evidence?
Answer: Changing gloves between handling different evidence items
Fresh gloves between items prevent transferring DNA or trace material from one exhibit to another.
A photographer is asked to release scene images to a journalist before trial. What is the correct risk-mitigating response?
Answer: Decline and refer the request through official agency release channels
Unauthorized release can compromise the investigation and prosecution, so all media requests must go through official channels.