UMBAR, SHALIMAR B.

FORENSIC 1 4/3/22
2ND YEAR
BS – CRIMINOLOGY
PERFORMANCE TASK 9

Answer the following:

1. What are the uses of photography in law enforcement?

Forensic photographers assist law enforcement personnel in solving crimes by
photographing crime scenes. Photography is used in various fields. The most essential
is crime scene investigation. Incorporating photos into a crime scene investigation
assists detectives in understanding the actual scenes of the occurrence. Photographs
provide investigators and others a lasting visual record of the situation that can be
reviewed or examined afterward. It offers precise dimensions and distances between
items, whereas drawings do not. Photographs are essential in court hearings and trials
because they give the judge and jury a lasting visual record of the scene and the
evidence collected. Whether or whether a location has been filmed, still images are
required at all crime scenes. Even though videotaping captures everything, photos may
illustrate specific things, such as direct comparison. When it is necessary to gather
entirely objective, permanent, and readily controlled proofs capable of bringing about
conviction, photography should always be used. 
Photography has long played a significant role in police. In truth, pictures serve a
variety of purposes in law enforcement. When it can be utilized as evidence against a
criminal, it works as a tool to solve crimes. When employed as a public awareness
medium, it also discourages crime. However, modern advances in photography have
changed police and provide several advantages to law enforcement in investigating
crimes. The ability of the police to employ high speed films and cameras that could
provide decent photographs even when the subject was moving or refused to stay still
was perhaps the most significant technological advance that secured the efficacy of
police photography. Following the success of high-speed films and cameras, long-
distance cameras became a godsend to police departments to conduct long-distance
surveillance and criminal monitoring. This was especially necessary to track down
renowned offenders and monitor their everyday activities. The introduction of small video
 cameras also increased the efficacy of the police and greatly aided them in their normal
surveillance operations.
 
2. What are the legal implications of photographic evidence?
Photographs obtained using the X-ray method are admissible as evidence if
adequate prior confirmation of their completeness and accuracy is provided. We believe
the testimony of the X-ray specialist who created the skiagraph was sufficient to warrant
the court's decision to allow the image. Photographic evidence of events, acts, or
transactions are permissible if produced, presented, or exhibited to the court and
recognized, explained, or authenticated by the person who made the recording or by
another person competent to attest to its authenticity. Photographic evidence is often
employed. Trials are sometimes held years after crime sites have been cleaned up or
erased. Photos chronicle processes such as autopsies and evidence like injuries,
wounds, fingerprints, and so on that are not permanent and no longer exist at the time of
trial. Almost from the invention of the photographic process, there has been considerable
opposition to photos as evidence in trials, both criminal and civil.2 The grounds for such
opposition have varied significantly but have recently revolved mainly around the
picture's putative influence on the jury.
 
3. What are the basic requirements for the admissibility of photographs as evidence
in court?
Relevance and authenticity are the primary conditions for admitting an image
(digital or film-based) into evidence. Unless both parties agree, the party trying to accept
the image into evidence must be prepared to submit testimony that the snapshot
accurately portrays the situation. Typically, this implies that someone must attest that the
image correctly depicts the condition as seen by that witness. Each photograph must be
factual and exact, with the ultimate objective of being admissible in court if the matter
goes to trial. The admissibility of photographic evidence in court is established by each
image's relevancy, accuracy, authenticity, and originality.
 
4. Site three cases that used the concepts of electronic evidence.
The Rules on Electronic Evidence apply solely to civil lawsuits, quasi-judicial
processes, and administrative proceedings. The case did not refer to the 2002
revision that expanded the REE's scope to criminal matters.