Summary: Five Steps To The Physical Evidence Process

There are 5 steps to the physical evidence process. Step 1 of the physical process is to respond to the crime. Police officers will need to secure the crime scene and set up communication with other officers and investigators to establish a plan of action. These same officers and investigators must be able to communicate with witnesses at the crime scene. To accomplish this goal, the police on the scene must establish what has happened, was a crime committed, and if a crime was committed how was this crime committed (Welburn, 2013).
Step 2 is to examine the scene using the scientific search method. The scientific search method calls for the evidence that is found at the scene to be marked where it is found. This creates an overall layout