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SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)

Recording incidents and crime scenes: practice questions

Our SIA Door Supervisor bank has 11 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

At a crime scene, what is the first priority?

  1. Preserving life and giving first aid
  2. Collecting the names and addresses of witnesses
  3. Protecting fingerprints
  4. Cleaning up broken glass
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A. Preserving life and giving first aid — Saving life comes first, even if it disturbs evidence. Note anything you had to move.

Question 2

A glass used in an assault is on the floor. What should you do with it?

  1. Put it back behind the bar
  2. Wash it so nobody gets cut
  3. Leave it there and stop anyone touching it
  4. Pick it up carefully and put it behind the bar for the police
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C. Leave it there and stop anyone touching it — Items may carry fingerprints or DNA. Leave them, protect them, and point them out to the police.

Question 3

When should door supervisors call the police?

  1. For serious crime, arrests, serious violence or weapons
  2. Never, to protect the venue's reputation
  3. Only when someone dies
  4. Only when the venue manager agrees that it is really necessary
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A. For serious crime, arrests, serious violence or weapons — Call the police for arrests, serious crimes, weapons, serious disorder and similar incidents. Follow venue procedure too.

Question 4

Which is good practice when guarding a crime scene?

  1. Move items to one side to make the area tidy for the police
  2. Throw away glasses and bottles
  3. Let staff walk through to save time
  4. Keep a log of everyone who enters or leaves
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D. Keep a log of everyone who enters or leaves — A scene log records access, which helps the police judge whether evidence may have been disturbed.

Question 5

What is a cordon at a crime scene for?

  1. To mark the queue for the toilets
  2. To stop people entering and disturbing evidence
  3. To keep the police out until the manager arrives
  4. To let customers see the scene
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B. To stop people entering and disturbing evidence — A cordon controls access. Only authorised people should enter, and their entry should be logged.

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