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UNIT 2
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CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
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Before we begin
Automobiles run on gasoline, crime laboratories “run” on physical evidence
Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, Chapter 2 2
•Crime laboratories do not solve crimes… they analyze evidence
Forensic Science is a piece of the total investigative process
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The Crime Scene The Crime Scene Investigation Team Investigation Team
Who is at the crime scene?
Police and possibly a district attorney. Crime scene investigators.
– Evidence Collectors
Detectives Photographers Sketchers & Measurers Specialists
– Medical examiners
– Entomologists
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Important vocab to know
Fungible evidence – evidence that is easily mistaken for other evidence – (ketchup for blood)
Transient evidence – evidence that could move or disappear due to weather or time
Modus Operandi – preferred method of operation
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The Seven The Seven SS’s of Crime Scene ’s of Crime Scene Investigation Investigation
1. Secure the scene. 1 - Help victims 2 - Arrest perpetrator
2. Separate the witnesses. 3. Scan the scene. 4. See with photos. 5. Sketch the scene (& measure). 6. Search for evidence. 7. “Sack” the found evidence.
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Packaged evidence is sent to crime lab to be processed
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How to Package Evidence
1. Crease a clean paper and place the evidence in the X position (as shown above).
2. Fold in the left and right sides, and then fold in the top and bottom.
3. Put the bindle into a plastic or paper evidence bag affixing a seal over the opening.
4. Write appropriate info on the bag & your name over the seal.
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Maintaining Chain of Custody
Forensic Laboratory opens evidence bag creating a new opening in the bag (leaving original opening intact)
Lab processes evidence Returns evidence to original bag, reseals over
new hole with tape signs over tape (legible) Creates new evid. bag as if the original was the
evidence. All info goes on new bag
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Chain of Custody
In order to present credible evidence in court, a chain of custody log is essential.
1. A person bags the evidence, marks it for identification, seals it, and signs it across the sealed edge (above, left).
2. It is signed over to a technician in a lab for analysis who opens it, but not on the sealed edge.
3. After analysis, the technician puts it back in the evidence bag, seals it in another bag, and signs the evidence log (above, right).
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What goes where?
BREATHABLE CONTAINER– STUFF THAT CAN
GET MOLDY BLOOD
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AIR TIGHT CONTAINER Arson
evidence (fumes)
STUFF THAT WILL LOOSE ITS QUALITY OVERTIME
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Analyze the EvidenceAnalyze the Evidence
The facts of the case are determined when the forensic lab processes all the collected evidence.
The lab then sends the results (lab report) to the lead detective who aims to see how it all fits into the crime scenario.
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Analyze the EvidenceAnalyze the Evidence
The lab results can: Show how reliable are any witness
accounts. Establish the identity of suspects or
victims. Show suspects to be innocent or link
them with a scene or victim.
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Crime Scene Reconstruction Crime Scene Reconstruction
Final step in forensic crime scene invest.
Crime scene reconstruction involves: – forming a hypothesis of the sequence of
events – Including all events from before the
crime was committed through its commission.
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Staged Crime Scenes Staged Crime Scenes
When the lab results do not match up with the testimony of witnesses, it can mean the crime was staged; common examples include:
Staging a fire—to cover bankruptcy. Staging a suicide—to cover a murder. Staging a burglary—to collect insurance
money.
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Staged Crime ScenesStaged Crime Scenes
To help determine whether a crime scene was staged, consider:
Whether the type of wound found on a victim matches the weapon employed.
Whether the wound could have been easily self-inflicted.
The mood and actions of the victim before the event.
The mood and actions of a suspect before the event.
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Kinds of search patterns
Linear Grid Quadrant Spiral Line
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Linear search pattern
Good for small evidence
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Grid search pattern
Good for finding evidence but easy to get off track
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Quadrant search patterns
Good for large areas
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A B C D E F G
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Spiral search
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Locard’s exchange principle: contact between people and objects can transfer material that can determine the nature and duration of the transfer.
Evidence can be direct or indirect (physical or biological traces).
A crime scene investigation team consists of police, detectives, crime scene investigators, medical investigators, and specialists.
The investigation consists of recognizing, documenting, and collecting evidence.
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First responding officers identify the extent of the crime scene, secure it, and segregate witnesses.
Crime scene investigators document the crime scene.
Evidence must be collected, packaged, and labeled.
The evidence then is analyzed and interpreted to fit the crime scenario.