Essay on Crime Scene Evidence Handling

they entered the crime scene, nothing in the scene should have been moved. While they are going through a walk-through, they may have to construct theories about what happened in the crime scene based on visual examination. Investigators have to take photographs of the scene and will later on be collected. Taking photographs of the scene will help them solve the crime because there are some points of the investigation that investigators may have overlooked evidence, and that evidence could be found…

The specialized personnel that I would need at the crime scene include a medical examiner, sketch artist, photographer, forensic scientist, fingerprint specialists and investigating officers. The responsibility of the medical examiner is to determine the cause of death, time of death, and take custody of the body (Fisher, 2004). The next specialized personnel that I would utilize would be that of the sketch artist. This individual is very important to the investigation. The sketch artist is responsible…

Each crime scene investigator should be assigned an area based on a quadrant search, assigning each analyst to one area to work from. Based upon what is known from the preliminary survey, looking for evidence that is relative to the scene and even that which is questionable. During the search taking preliminary photographs of the initial scene before doing the document phase, will help create a primary overview before anything has been touched or processed. It also further supports the overall crime…

make the crime scene as realistic as possible. The sketch is of the crime scene as a whole and includes exact measurements of how far the evidence was from certain points inside the crime scene, how far it was away from the door (if the crime scene was inside a home), etc. Apart from sketches, video documentation of a crime scene may also be kept (Layton, 2005). This helps to put all the pieces of the crime scene together so it can be better understood. When we got a call that a crime was committed…

accomplished through forensic evidence collection. Once the evidence has been collected, it must be preserved by maintaining chain of custody to prevent evidence tainting. The evidence will be preserved until it ready for presentation at the homicide trial. This paper will examine the major sources of evidence that is required in a homicide investigation that will assist the prosecution in obtaining a conviction in a homicide case. The Evident- Blood splatter A crime scene is a unique merging of…

the preliminary investigation is completed. Officers also want to be sure to record anyone leaving or entering the crime scene (Bennett & Hess, 12-13). Officers must be sure to secure the evidence. This means covering the dead, if there are any, with a blanket. With any outdoor evidence needs to be covered with a box, tarp, or a blanket. Officers should never touch or remove evidence unless it is short lived, might be removed by onlookers, or it could be easily damaged by the weather (http://www…

Limit the number of people entering the scene and re-assure the victim. Then a SOCO, (Scenes of Crime Officer) would be called. It is there role to get an overall impression of the scene and judge what happened and why, figure out a scenario. Depending on the crime, a specialist may be called. For example, bomb disposal groups, sniffer dogs and fire service investigators. For the James Bulger case, there are 3 main crime scenes. The Shopping Center, where James was…

lot Any moist or wet biological evidence (blood, body fluids, plants, etc.) like the lottery ticket on the counter with the blood smeared print on it should be collected wearing gloves it should then be placed in a clean unused paper container such an envelope, and or small bag and transported back to an evidence receiving area, it should then be taken out of the bag and allowed to air dry thoroughly. The Ninhydrin process should be applied to this piece of evidence to obtain noticeable prints. The…

2005, requires states to perform certain functions if and when the investigating of a sex crime has occurred. The legislation holds that states must provide medical forensic examination of victims of sexual assaults, without the victims themselves having any face to face contact with law officials, and to prevent them from incurring any out of pocket money for the process of the collection of this evidence. One of the main goals of the WAMA is to prevent the victims from having to go through an ordeal…

looking at a dead body. Then she saw it, clutched in her hand was a handful of hair securely intertwined with her fingers. She called in someone with a kit so that they could take it into evidence. This quite probably could have the cased solved in a couple of days. She left the crime scene after many hours of searching the victim’s entire home for any other possible clue. Days like this always left her drained, especially after the husband came home from away who had not…