CHY 183 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Screw Cap, Biological Hazard, Trace Evidence

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHY 183
• Professor: Monica Sauer

Document Summary

Basic stages in a search: approach scene secure and protect scene, initiate preliminary survey/determine scene boundaries. 4. prepare narrative description (first person at the crime scene gives description) Physical evidence: any object that can be establish that a crime has/has not been committed/can link a crime and victim/its perpetrator. This log includes personnel names and time of entry or exit. Investigators should never do anything that might alter the crime scene including smoking, eating, drinking, etc. Recording methods: photography, sketches, and notes are the three methods for crime-scene recording *all 3 should be employed however personnel/monetary limitations may prohibit utilization of photography @ every crime scene. Crime scene notes: note taking begins when investigator is contacted + requested to report to crime scene, the crime scene notes should give: Crime scene photography: crime scene photographs should record area in which crime actually took place + all adjacent areas where important acts occurred.