forensic sample recovery

forensic strategy

• volume crime - basic level and csi will decide

• major crime - larger scale, to be discussed

• a clear set of objects required for each sample or exhibit recovered

• helps to prioritise how each sample or exhibit is examined

police and criminal evidence act

• provides code of conduct around how police powers can be utilised

• 8 codes of practice

• c detention, treatment and questioning of suspect in custody

• d relates to the identification of people in connection with the investigation and keeping of accurate criminal records

PACE code C

• detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers

• becomes relevant to csi as they may be asked to act as

  designated person

  someone other then a police officer

  they have some under the police reform act 2002

  powers allow them to search suspects and take samples with reasonable force when authorised

PACE code D

• identification of people in connection with the investigation

• need to keep accurate records

• samples that can be taken from a detainee in custody

• code clearly defines the difference between intimate samples and non intimate samples

intimate samples

• photographs - private areas, clothing, no member of opposite sex present

• samples of blood, semen, pubic hair, urine

IDENT 1

• current uk fingerprint database

• supersede national automated fingerprint info system

• provides all forces to a national database of the ten-pint records of all convicted criminals