processing a crime scene

I. interview
Goal is to

A. establish the theory of the case

Asks the question

1. What happened?
Asks the question

2. Did a crime take place?

asks the question

3. How was the crime committed?

II. examine
use a

A. systematic search method

in order to

1. obtain an overview of the layout of the crime scene

in order to

2. find and mark any evidence

III. sketch
should

A. record
the

1. layout of the crime scene

any

2. evidence within the crime scene

the

3. exact position of the victim (if there is one)

should be a

B. diagram
including a

1. key
including a

2. scale
including a

3. legend
including

4. conditions
IV. photograph
should contain

A. a ruler to clearly show scale

should be

B. close-up and high quality

V. Collect evidence
to be

A. Further analyzed by a crime laboratory

make sure that

1. all chances of contamination and/or tampering of evidence must be prevented

in order to

B. establish that a crime has been committed

in order to

C. provide a link between a crime and its victim or between a crime and its perpetrator