[FSC239Y5] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (28 pages long!)
Document Summary
It is the policy of this service to provide technical support to aid members in the collection, preservation, analysis, and presentation of physical presentation of physical evidence . Photographs-context (photo is useless unless it has physical context) Rules of thumb- overall, mid-range (house, sidewalk), close up (with and without scale) Photographs taken before and after alteration (place cards, fingerprint developments) Analytical photography-90 degrees to exhibit, specialized lens and camera setting (ex. fingerprints, footwear, tire tread, bloodstain pattern analysis) Place ruler at the same level as exhibit/impression (footprints in the ground, the ruler has to be at the same level as the impression of the footprint to not get distortion) Two perimeters provide for three areas of access. This keeps support police out of the actual scene and others at a safe distance (rough drawing in book) The walkthrough-path of contamination (locard"s principle: culprit, first responders, f. i. s) Move from least intrusive to most intrusive processing/collection methods.
