Investigat: Understanding The Crime Scene Investigation Process

Crime scene investigation refer to a process that helps in collecting, identifying, classifying as well as analyzing the physical evidence that will help in solving or prosecuting criminals or individuals suspected to have committed the crime. It is normally conducted by the law enforcement technicians, forensic science technicians or criminal justice institutions which use trained investigators. Crime scene investigation is a multidisciplinary process and it incorporates knowledge of law, science and logic. It is a tedious and a long process that involves documentation of conditions at the scene of crime as well as collection of physical evidence which could illuminate what actually happened and a person who might have caused it. In crime …show more content…
The main goal of scene recognition is to enable the investigator understand the particular approach to be used for investigation and also develop systematic approach that will help in collecting the evidence. At this stage, the crime scene investigator only uses his ears, nose eyes, a pen and some paper (Wiltshire et al., 2015). For instance, if a crime is a homicide and there is one victim who was killed in her home, crime scene might be an entire house and immediate vicinity outside. If there is evidence that show there was any car in driveway or the blood that trailed down the street, the crime scene can be the whole neighborhood. The investigator is supposed to secure the crime scene in order to enable him or her conduct a thorough investigation and collect untainted evidence. The police normally reach the crime scene first and they secure the core area where a lot of evidence is concentrated but when the CSI arrives, he may enlarge crime scene since it is easier reduce crime scene than increase it (Wyatt, 2014). Securing of the scene entails creation of physical barrier by use of crime scene tape or other obstacles like cops, police saw horses or cars. Securing also involves removal of unnecessary personnel from scene. A CSI can also establish a safe area that is beyond crime scene where the investigators may rest and discuss any issue without worrying about destruction of the …show more content…
The investigator should indicate to the medical personnel potential physical evidence and he should ask them to minimize getting into contact with the evidence. If the victim or suspect is taken to the hospital, the investigator should ask law enforcement officer to accompany him or her in order to document any comment he or she will make (Allcock & Smith,