1 Connecting the Links: Chain of Custody and Documentation Procedures Michael Gill Florida Metropolitan University Connecting the Links 2 Abstract This essay firstly explains what the chain of custody‚ as it pertains to crime scene investigations‚ is and why it is important. Secondly‚ the six procedures for documenting a crime scene will be introduced and explained. These two subjects are an extremely vital sequence in crime scene investigations which cannot be over
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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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At every crime scene it is important that the scene is protected. The purpose of protecting the crime scene is to prevent contamination of evidence. Protecting the scene also prevents individuals other then investigators and officer from enter the scene. If a crime scene was not protected the evidence could be contaminated or an individual could easily walk up to the scene and remove evidence. Police departments and sheriff offices should provide intensive training on how personnel should properly
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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 are computers used in fingerprint analysis
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Autopsy of a Crime Scene <- your first lab link 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?. I think analyzing the blood in a lab would be the best technique. Alec Jeffreys in known as the father of genetic profileing. He invented what is now an essential technique‚ especiallyy in forensic science
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Assignment : The Organisation and Management of a Crime Scene Student : Marc Seccombe 10696644 Part One Produce a report that describe for this crime scene‚ how you would‚ * Preserve and prevent contamination. * Search and record the crime scene including listing and storing the evidence. (1500 to 2000 words) Crime scene 27c Leek Road. The First Officer Attending (FOA) the scene will have carried out an initial assessment of the crime scene and following procedure will have called for
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In solving a crime‚ a crime scene is usually imperative to the investigation. Documenting a crime scene helps to establish some of the evidence or rather investigative leads which may help solve the case. Additionally‚ the leads found in the crime scene can help solve the case or determine what happened. Poor scene documentation can prompt unacceptable evidence in a courtroom‚ or missed evidence that may permit a victim to escape with a crime. Photography is important during the documentation of
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Research Paper: Crime Scene Investigation (first draft) If a murder‚ a homicide and or a suicide occur‚ the crime scene investigator(s) collects the clues and evidence that will be analyzed by the forensic scientist(s) which can lead them to their suspect(s). The purpose of a Crime Scene Investigation is to help victims find justice. When a crime has been reported‚ the responding officer and/or detective have to note the dispatch information such as address/location‚ time‚ date‚ type
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Crime Scene Sketching The effect of modern media on crime scene investigation has led most people to believe that crimes are relatively easy to solve and may only take a day or two to complete. In actuality crime scene investigation is a lengthy process in which investigators can spend years investigating one crime. The components of crime scene investigation themselves can be rigorous and demanding depending on the circumstance. A vital piece of crime scene investigation is crime scene sketching;
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Kristin Waters Crime Scene Reconstruction ENC 1102-154 Reconstructing a crime scene takes a lot of effort from experienced law enforcement‚ medical examiners‚ and criminalists. All of these professionals give unique perspectives to develop a crime-scene reconstruction. Forensic scientists also play a vital role in helping to reconstruct the crime scene. They use the crime-scene reconstruction to show events that occurred prior to‚ during‚ and after a crime was committed. (Saferstein‚ 2009)
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