ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Crime Lab, Theory-Theory, Tyvek
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Scene security: police officers, response to scene, crime scene survey, documentation, recognition of physical evidence, collection of physical evidence, package and preservation of evidence, examination of physical evidence, crime scene analysis, crime scene reconstruction. Location: nature of crime, e. g. homicide, robbery, e. g. indoor/outdoor, primary/secondary, primary - 1st criminal act was committed. Knowing the type of scene: predict involvement of other scenes, nature of other scenes. First responder: police, emergency medical, firefighters, view crime scene in original condition, do not destroy evidence, 1st priority - assist victim, 2nd priority - search, apprehend suspect. Outside perimeter: keeps out onlookers, yellow caution tape. Security officer: no nonessential people, time and purpose. Personnel/support: between inner and outer, command post. Physical evidence info about mo - method of operation/how crime was committed. Id suspect: any material object - clue to case or crime taken place, provide lead, patterns, positions - contact. If not observed and documented immediately will be lost forever.
