Processing a Crime Scene

Processing a Crime Scene

1. Examine

   • use a
     • Systematic Search Method
       • in order to
         • find and mark any evidence
       • in order to
         • obtain an overview of the layout of the crime scene

2. Collect Evidence

   • provide a link between a crime and its victim or between a crime and its perpetrator
   • in order to
   • in order to
     • establish that a crime has been comitted
   • to be
     • further analyzed by a crime labratory
       • make sure that
         • all chances of contamination and/or tampering of evidence must be prevented

3. Interview

   • goal is to
     • establish the theory of the case
       • asks the ?
         • how was the crime comitted
       • asks the ?
         • did a crime take place
     • asks the ?
       • what happened

4. Sketch

   • should be a
     • diagram
       • including A
         • key
       • including a
         • scale
       • including a
         • legend
       • including
         • conditions
   • should
     • Record
       • any
         • evidence within the crime scene
       • the
         • layout of the crime scene

5. Photograph

   • should be
     • close up and high quality
   • should contain
     • a ruler to clearly show the scale