most valuable clues at a crime scene are fingerprints. "Processing a crime scene" is a long‚ tedious process that involves focused documentation of the conditions at the scene and the collection of any physical evidence that could possibly shed light on what happened and point to who did it. Before the collection process‚ the items must be marked‚ photographed and documented. There are many different types of techniques used for obtaining fingerprints from a crime scene. When processing fingerprints
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Investigating a Crime Scene Denise Swank Bryant & Stratton College Criminal Justice: Research Paper Mr. Frank Chmarak December 2011 Investigating a Crime Scene On TV shows like "CSI‚" viewers get to watch as investigators find and collect evidence at the scene of a crime‚ making blood appear as if by magic and swabbing every mouth in the vicinity. Many of us believe we have a pretty good grip on the process‚ and rumor has it criminals are getting a jump on the good guys by using the
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Organization of the crime scene – the crime scene encompasses all areas over which the actors. Victim‚ criminal and eyewitness. You always have to have someone in charge to keep things in order. It is very important to keep thing right‚ everyone has to be in the right place so that nothing can be over looked. Joint command are just working with out people emt‚ fbi bomb squad I didn’t know that the body was also looked at as being a crime scene. Crime has and will always go up around the
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Toombsboro County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Report Completed By: CSI LSUE Student June 11‚ 2015 Case #: 47841 Date of Incident: July 16‚ 1953 Time of Incident: Approximately 1545 Location of Incident: County Road 1322-192‚ Toombsboro‚ Georgia Timeline: 1550/Call received at TCSO dispatch from Allyson Adele 1553/Deputy Barber and Deputy Stewart en route 1559/Deputy Barber and Deputy Stewart arrived on scene 1601/Body of an elderly woman was discovered in a nearby ditch 1602/Deputy
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The crime scene examination and subsequent search should be done in a careful and methodical manner. After talking to the officer(s) who were the first ones on the scene and learning from them of any changes that might have been made to the scene since their arrival‚ such as turning lights on or off or opening doors or windows‚ start the examination by working your way into the body using great care to avoid disturbing or destroying any evidence as you do. Carefully observe the floor or ground surrounding
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identification purposes with the investigator’s initials‚ often at the tip or base of the bullet. The sides of the bullet should not be marked. Critical Thinking Questions If you found a firearm at a crime scene‚ what steps would you take in order to transport the weapon to the lab? If i found a firearm at a crime scene the steps i would take in order to transport the weapon to the lab would be to first ensure that the firearm will not discharge accidentally on the way to the lab. This often means that the
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DNA testing on crime scene evidence is considered conclusive‚ but it wasn’t always that way. About 30 years ago‚ this tool was not considered accurate enough to make a difference in identifying or clearing a suspect. DNA profiling is a process of identifying a specific DNA pattern. The history dates back to the 1900s at the University of Leicester‚ and it’s used to solve many cases and identify the suspects of many different crimes. DNA profiling is also used to identify victims of disaster and
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Crime scene report Introduction A suspected white powder was seized from the crime scene and sent to the laboratory for analysis. Presumptive test was firstly used in order to find out if it was a positive drug‚ in order to follow a further analysis. Gas Chromatogram (GC) and mass spectrum was used for further analysis‚ in order to find out what exactly was this drug‚ and find its mixtures and compounds. Results From the chromatogram/spectrum peak report it is shown that there are two retention
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A thorough documentation of a crime scene is an important part of any investigation. Several different methods of documentation are use; however‚ it is the combination of the methods that best aids investigators during the investigations into prosecution and trial. One of the first steps in documenting the scene would begin with the investigators notes. The notes will contain multiple pieces of information that may prove to be useful during the span of the case. The investigator should make notes
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Kalee Rustvold April 10‚ 2013 C .J. 110 Assignment #1 Case Number: RB/H201/505 Incident: Burglary; Homicide Reporting Officer: Officer Kalee Rustvold Date of Report: 04 April 2013 At about 2200 hours on 04 April 2013‚ I received a call from dispatch‚ stating there were shots fired at the McDonalds located at 6561 Edinger Ave. I proceeded to the Location of 6561 Edinger Ave. while in route to the location
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