crime scene investigation - Answers most important part of solving a crime; starting point for use of
physical evidence
-physical evidence recognition
-documentation
-proper collection
-packaging
-preservation
-scene reconstruction - Answers methodical process of crime scene investigation; set of principles and
procedures
"The only thing consistent about crime scenes is their inconsistency." - Answers what is the only thing
true about crime scenes?
-location of criminal activity
-size of scene
-type of crime committed
-type of criminal behavior - Answers how are crime scenes classified?
primary crime scene - Answers location of original crime activity
secondary, etc, crime scene - Answers location of any subsequent crime scenes
macroscopic crime scene - Answers (size) composed of many crime scenes
microscopic crime scene - Answers (size) focuses on specific evidence found at macroscopic crime scene
active - Answers criminal has original intent to kill victim
passive - Answers criminal unintentionally kills victim
-recognize evidence
-collect evidence
-preserve evidence
-interpret evidence
-reconstruct the crime - Answers crime scene investigation objectives?