ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Thermography, Hands Tied

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 3FA3
• Professor: Tracy Prowse

Document Summary

Normally forensic archeologists are not called in unless there are human remains, and they police are unable to process them. 1: preliminary documentation and evaluation, process the scene, complete and record the crime scene investigation. Classification of crime scenes: you need different experts and equipment depending on classification. Nature of crime: helps determine type if investigation: homicide, robbery. Primary/secondary: p: the person was killed there first criminal act, s: the person was killed somewhere else and left there all other criminal acts. You can have more than once secondary location. Knowing the type of scene your dealing with : 1. This predicts involvement of other scenes: 2. Gives indication of nature of other scenes: 3. After someone has called the police, the first persons to show up are: Police, emergency medical, firefighters: only ones to see crime scene in original condition, goal: not to destroy evidence.