Forensics Chapter 2: Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection

What are the Seven S’s of a crime scene?

proper protocol that must be followed by every member of the investigation team, ensures that the crime scene is not contaminated and the proper chain of evidence occurs

(securing the scene, separating the witnesses, scanning the scene, seeing the scene, sketching the scene, searching for evidence, and securing and collecting evidence)

Step 1: Securing the Scene

-the responsibility of the first responder

- first priority is the safety of all induviduals

-second is the preservation of evidence; first officer at the scene keeps a security log of all people who visit the crime scene,

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