Crime scene preservation should be the most important step to any first responder. This protocol should continue to be followed by anyone who processes the scene. From the moment the first responder arrives at the scene‚ he/she should exercise a pertinacious attitude to insure that curious onlookers and personnel who are not involved in a task related to the scene‚ remain outside the cordoned perimeter. Without this first step‚ evidence found at the scene can be compromised or worse destroyed
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Crime Scene Investigation Abstract Documentation of the crime scene starts with the first responder and does not conclude until the scene is released and the evidence has been impounded. Physical evidence comes in all shapes and sizes‚ and there are multiple search patterns that are used to identify evidence. These patterns include line/strip search (used by one or two investigators who walk in straight lines across the crime scene) this method is best used in scenes where the boundaries are
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Crime scene investigation requires the handling all types of potentially hazardous material‚ from blood and other physical evidence collected at the scene to the chemicals and other materials used by technicians as they perform their jobs. Failure to follow established safety and health procedures regarding the handling and disposal of hazardous material exposes crime scene technicians and others to a variety of risks. Technicians collecting evidence at crime scene must handle a range of biological
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The crime scene examination and subsequent search should be done in a careful and methodical manner. After talking to the officer(s) who were the first ones on the scene and learning from them of any changes that might have been made to the scene since their arrival‚ such as turning lights on or off or opening doors or windows‚ start the examination by working your way into the body using great care to avoid disturbing or destroying any evidence as you do. Carefully observe the floor or ground surrounding
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Autopsy of a crime scene Autopsy of a Crime Scene 1. Which technique is the best choice when blood is found at a crime scene? In the genetics laboratory (under "resources" at the bottom of the window)‚ who is one individual that contributed to modern genetic analysis? What did this person contribute? * The best choice of a technique when blood is found at a crime scene is taking samples. In the genetics laboratory the person who contributes to modern genetic analysis is the crime scene technician
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11/12/2014 Crime Scene Investigator Have you ever wonder why people choose to work as a crime scene investigator? I do not know why people chose to work in this field but I know why I choose this career. I choose crime scene investigation as my career because when I was a little girl my dream was to figure out why and how people died. I enjoy watching crime scene investigation shows on television‚ elusively the ones involving elderlies and children. One of my favorite crime scene investigation
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Abstract As crime scenes investigators‚ there are many different types of death that are investigated day in and day out. Some deaths are classified as natural‚ undetermined‚ accidental‚ suicidal or murder. Depending on the scene and classification‚ investigators will know how to handle each case. Also depending on the jurisdiction‚ the cases are investigated by medical examiners‚ medical examiner investigators or even special units dedicated for specific cases. This paper will explain the different
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Robert Spencer‚ June 3‚ 2013 Discuss the procedures for collection and packaging firearms evidence at a crime scene. After a firearm has been photographed at the scene‚ it will be necessary to be rendered safe. An automatic pistol will require its magazine to be removed and the round extracted from the chamber. When removing the magazine it will need to be handled carefully in order to preserve potential fingerprint evidence and be placed in a paper or plastic evidence bag. The round
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victim. Some of the most valuable clues at a crime scene are fingerprints. "Processing a crime scene" is a long‚ tedious process that involves focused documentation of the conditions at the scene and the collection of any physical evidence that could possibly shed light on what happened and point to who did it. Before the collection process‚ the items must be marked‚ photographed and documented. There are many different types of techniques used for obtaining fingerprints from a crime scene. When
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Module Nine: Lab Questions Which technique is the best choice when blood is found at a crime scene? In the genetics laboratory (under "resources" at the bottom of the window)‚ who is one individual that contributed to modern genetic analysis? What did this person contribute? The genetics laboratory is the best choice when blood is found at a crime scene. Alec Jefferys contributed to modern genetics analysis by inventing what is now an essential technique called a polymerase chain reaction. How
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