Crime Scene Analysis

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Crime Scene Analysis

• Chapter 2
• Crime Scene Investigation site
  http//www.crime-scene- investigator.net/csi-colle
  ction.html

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Processing the Crime Scene

• Physical Evidence encompasses any and all
  objects that can establish that a crime has been
  committed or can provide a link between a crime
  and its victim or a crime and its perpetrator.
• Not all crime scenes require the collecting of
  physical evidence when would they not?

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Responsibilities of the first police officer at
the crime scene

• Secure and isolate the Crime Scene
• Record the Scene
• Photography
• Sketches
• Notes
• Conduct a systematic search for evidence

• Collect and Package Physical Evidence
• Maintain Chain of Custody
• Obtain Controls
• Submit Evidence to the Laboratory

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The Enrique Camarena CaseA Forensic Nightmare

• When did case occur?
• Where did these murders take place (country)?
• What made this such a difficult case from the
  forensic standpoint?
• What type of evidence was eventually used in
  court?