CHY 183 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Medical Examiner, Forensic Pathology, Computer-Aided Design
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* crime labs run on physical evidence as long as it is recognized and collected properly. * if evidence isn"t preserved in it"s natural state it could be hindered unusable. * photographs, sketches and notes are the 3 methods for crime-scene recording. * notes: detailed written description of the scene with locations of evidence, identify times that evidence was discovered and by whom, tape recordings and videos are used as well in order to later transcribe them into a written document. * thorough search for evidence must be conducted immediately, usually done by trained eld evidence technicians who divide the room into segments or start from one end of the room and work to the other. * what these technicians look for is dependent on the crime; ex. in a homicide the search would revolve around a weapon or any evidence left as a result of contact, as well as cross transfers.
