1. Crime Scene Investigation Hermitage Technical Center - Criminal Justice

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Crime Scene Investigation Hermitage Technical Center - Criminal Justice
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3. Crime Scene Investigation
 Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
 Preliminary Documentation and evaluation
 Processing the Scene
 Completing & recording the Crime Scene Investigation

4. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 1 -Initial Response - Receipt of Information
-Three Principles-
Preserve scene with minimal contamination and disturbance of physical evidence.

5. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 1 -Initial Response - Receipt of Information
-Three Principles-
Initial response should be expeditious and methodical.

6. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 1 -Initial Response - Receipt of Information
-Three Principles-
Upon arrival, assess scene and treat incident as a crime scene.

7. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 1 -Initial Response - Receipt of Information
-Procedures-
Note dispatch information
Observe people or vehicles leaving scene as you enter
Approach scene cautiously

8. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
-Procedures-
Scan area - Thoroughly assess scene
Note possible secondary scenes
Beware of persons/vehicles in the vicinity, related to the scene
Make initial observations
Look, Listen, Smell

9. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
-Procedures-
Ensure officer safety before proceeding
Remain alert and attentive - assume the crime is ongoing until determined otherwise.
Continue to assume the scene is a crime scene until determined otherwise.

10. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
-Summary-
Be observant when approaching, entering, and exiting a crime scene.

11. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 2 -Safety Procedures
-Principle-
Safety of individuals in and around scene is responding officer’s first priority.

12. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 2 -Safety Procedures
-Procedures-
Ensure there is no immediate threat
Scan area for sights, sounds, and smells that may present danger to personnel
Ex. Gasoline, natural gas
Approach scene cautiously - maximize safety.

13. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 2 -Safety Procedures
-Procedures-
Survey scene for dangerous persons
If present, control situation
Notify supervisor, call for backup

14. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
-Summary-
The control of physical threats will ensure the safety of officers and others present.

15. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Principle-
After rendering scene safe, ensure medical attention is provided to injured persons while minimizing crime scene contamination.

16. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Procedures-
Check victim(s) for injuries/sign of life
Call for medical attention
Guide medical into scene - minimize contamination.
Point out potential evidence so it can be avoided.

17. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Procedures-
Have medical personnel preserve evidence on clothing - holes, fibers
Preserve clothing of victim(s)
Document actions of medical personnel
Listen to and note statements made by victim(s) to medical personnel

18. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Procedures-
Instruct medical personnel not to clean up scene and not to remove items
If medical personnel arrived first, note:
Who (name) arrived first
Phone numbers, unit numbers
Medical facilities where injured were taken

19. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Procedures-
Obtain dying declarations, if appropriate
Document statements by:
Witnesses
Victims
Suspects

20. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Procedures-
If victim/suspect sent to hospital, send officer to accompany them to:
Document statements
Collect or preserve evidence
Suspects

21. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 3 -Emergency Care
-Summary-
Officer can lower risk of contamination and loss of evidence by assisting and instructing medical personnel during care and removal of the injured.

22. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 4 -Secure & Control
Persons at the Scene
-Principle-
Protect the scene by controlling, identifying and removing persons at the scene and limiting the number of persons who can enter the scene. If they don’t have a specific crime scene role, they should not be allowed to enter.

23. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 4 -Secure & Control
Persons at the Scene
-Principle-
Control individuals at the scene
Prevent people from altering, destroying or removing evidence by restricting access.
Exclude unauthorized and nonessential personnel not working the scene.

24. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 4 -Secure & Control
Persons at the Scene
-Principle-
Identify individuals at the scene:
Suspects - secure and separate
Witnesses - secure and separate
Bystanders - if not witnesses, remove
Family of victim - control while showing compassion
Medical - direct, and point out evidence

25. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 4 -Secure & Control
Persons at the Scene
-Summary-
Controlling people at crime scene is essential to maintaining scene integrity, safeguarding evidence, and minimizing contamination.

26. Arriving at the Scene:Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
PART 5 - Boundaries
-Principle-
Protect the scene by controlling, identifying and removing persons at the scene and limiting the number of persons who can enter the scene. If they don’t have a specific crime scene role, they should not be allowed to enter.

28. Crime Scene Investigation
 Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
 Preliminary Documentation and evaluation
 Processing the Scene
 Completing & recording the Crime Scene Investigation

29. Crime Scene Investigation
 Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
 Preliminary Documentation and evaluation
 Processing the Scene
 Completing & recording the Crime Scene Investigation

30. Crime Scene Investigation
 Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
 Preliminary Documentation and evaluation
 Processing the Scene
 Completing & recording the Crime Scene Investigation