Forensic Strategies Review

A set of flashcards covering key concepts and terminology related to forensic strategies and incident scene investigations.

Forensic Strategy

A plan designed to interpret events and identify significance of materials for recovery, ensuring appropriate forensic science activities are applied to investigations.

Scene Examination

The process of analyzing the entirety of an incident, considering the scene, context, and timeline to gather forensic evidence.

Critical Importance

The essential role scene investigation plays in the forensic process, including maintaining professional conduct and ethics.

Proportionality

The principle that investigative actions should be appropriate and balanced in relation to the complexity of the incident.

Powers

Legal authorities granted to personnel to conduct investigations and examinations at crime scenes.

Incident Scene Examination

A structured approach for examining scenes of incidents to ensure systematic recovery and analysis of evidence.

Non-intimate Sample

A sample type that does not involve intimate areas of a person, such as hair or nail samples.

Intimate Sample

A sample type that involves intimate bodily areas, such as blood or pubic hair, as defined under Section 62 PACE 1984.

Scene Assessment

The evaluation of a crime scene to determine the necessary examination strategies and points to prove.

Evidence Recovery

The process of collecting and preserving evidence from a crime scene following specific methodologies.