Crime scene preservation should be the most important step to any first responder. This protocol should continue to be followed by anyone who processes the scene. From the moment the first responder arrives at the scene‚ he/she should exercise a pertinacious attitude to insure that curious onlookers and personnel who are not involved in a task related to the scene‚ remain outside the cordoned perimeter. Without this first step‚ evidence found at the scene can be compromised or worse destroyed
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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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A Crime Scene Investigator‚ CSI‚ helps law enforcement by collecting the evidence at the scene and processing it to catch the criminal. A CSI does many things‚ such as‚ sketching the perpetrator from a description of the witness‚ photographing the scene‚ and collecting fingerprints and DNA. (Crime Scene Analyst) They are held responsible for making sure the evidence is collected thoroughly and can stand up in court for prosecution of the culprit. They can choose whether to take an oath and become
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High profile cases‚ flawless police work‚ and only the most up to date technology. These are traits every reality crime show such as CSI or Criminal Minds portray. While it is no surprise that this type of television show is among the most popular‚ the viewers are beginning to develop a skewed perspective of forensics in the real world. This new mindset is changing more than just the way people perceive science. The misunderstanding of science and technology has begun to lead to issues in the courtroom
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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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5th Canal Street Fire Investigation/Cause Determination Final: Term Paper Inna Fabyanchuk FISC 205 12-6-2012 Final Paper: Scene Investigation and Cause Determination. Dispatch: Call came in at 6:20 am; a fully involved structure fire on (5th Canal St)‚ 1 victim‚ in need of mutual aid and the fire department. Witness states that visible smoke and fire is coming through the front window and that there may be residents inside because of a parked car outside of the house. The fire department
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DNA Profiling for Crime Investigation Rabia Awan Preston University Islamabad‚ Pakistan rabiawan079@gmail.com Abstract— DNA profiling also called as DNA typing or Gene fingerprinting has been used as a powerful process for identification of humans. Many countries around the world where forensic databases have created to store DNA patterns(DNA profiles) of crime scenes in order to put the actual criminals behind the bars and free the innocent who have been kept in jails for years without any
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Robert Spencer‚ June 3‚ 2013 Discuss the procedures for collection and packaging firearms evidence at a crime scene. After a firearm has been photographed at the scene‚ it will be necessary to be rendered safe. An automatic pistol will require its magazine to be removed and the round extracted from the chamber. When removing the magazine it will need to be handled carefully in order to preserve potential fingerprint evidence and be placed in a paper or plastic evidence bag. The round
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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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The process of crime investigation involves the gathering information which is relevant to the crime that has or is being committed. The changes in technology have had impact on criminal investigation and criminal tendencies. The innovation in telecommunication and computers had led to changes in ways that crimes occur and the way they are being investigated. Whereas the law enforcement agencies continue to adopt technologies in fight against crime‚ criminals continue to adopt technology‚ leading
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