65242 Study Guide - Final Guide: Federal Circuit Court Of Australia, Ammonia, Algor Mortis
Document Summary
Multi-case focus, crim disruption, crime prevention adn reduced fear of crime. Single case focus expert evdience and evidence of. The overall strategy is to move from the general to the particular (analogous to laboratory investigation of forensic evidence). 1. 3 general to the particular: the first investigations undertaken at a scene will always be those that provide information without touching or disturbing the traces. The most general observation come first, followed by a detailed examination to locate and identify traces: only at the very end of the observational stage are traces touched or moved. This is analogous to a laboratory examination moving from non-destructive to destructive testing. As soon as the traces is disturbed, an irreversible change has occurred at the crime scene. Every contact leaves a trace: the investigation may reveal the presence of traces at a scene from a suspect, their garments, tools, vehicle, etc. Conversely, traces may be taken away by the suspect.
