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Crime S Cene in Vestiga Tion

The document provides information about various roles and procedures involved in crime scene investigation. It discusses the responsibilities of the first officer at the scene, which include assessing the crime scene, detaining witnesses, arresting perpetrators, and protecting the crime scene. It also outlines the jobs of medical examiners, crime scene investigation units, maintaining a chain of custody for evidence, different search patterns used at crime scenes, crime scene photography and sketching. Two case examples are briefly described involving murders and the investigations that eventually led to convictions.

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Crime S Cene in Vestiga Tion

The document provides information about various roles and procedures involved in crime scene investigation. It discusses the responsibilities of the first officer at the scene, which include assessing the crime scene, detaining witnesses, arresting perpetrators, and protecting the crime scene. It also outlines the jobs of medical examiners, crime scene investigation units, maintaining a chain of custody for evidence, different search patterns used at crime scenes, crime scene photography and sketching. Two case examples are briefly described involving murders and the investigations that eventually led to convictions.

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Yanely Rodriguez
Alessandra Morejon
Emmeline Echeverria
Danniela Trejos
Who's at the Scene?
ØFirst Officer at the Scene:
• Assess the crime scene
• Detain the witness
• Arrest the perpetrator
• Protect the crime scene
• Take notes
Medical
Examiner ’ s :
ØIdentify the deceased
•Establish the time and date of death.
•Determine a medical cause of death--
the injury or disease that resulted in
the person dying.
•Determine the mechanism of death—the
physiological reason that the person
died.
ØClassify the manner of death
•Natural
•Accidental
•Suicide
•Homicide
•Undetermined
ime Scene Investigation

After the crime scene has been


discovered And protected, the crime
scene investigation unit will
arrive.
•The CSI unit, which is usually
made up of specially trained
police officers, takes charge of
the crime scene.
•. After the examination of the
scene has been made, searching
begins.
•. Photographing the scene is
carried out as early as possible.
Chain of
The
Custody
chain of custody of evidence is a
record of individuals who have had
physical possession of the evidence
•Vital for any type of evidence.
•If evidence is contaminated, it is
necessary to identify persons who have
handled that evidence.
•The fewer people handling the
evidence the less chance of
contamination and a shorter chain of
custody for court admissibility
hearings.
Search Patterns
Detectives use a variety of means to collect crime scene
evidence. When attempting to locate evidence, investigators must
be methodical. One way to be certain they’ve combed every inch of
a crime scene is to conduct structured, patterned searches, such
as spiral or grid searches.

ØSpiral :circular from outside in or


inside out. useful with:
•Limited personnel at scene
•wide open flat area
•looking for large objects.
earch Patterns
ØGrid :area is divided into north-
south and east-west strips. This allows
a secondary search of each area from a
different direction. Useful with:
•Teams
•Large areas
•Hard to find Evidence. 
Search Patterns

ØStrip or Line: Divided into north-


south strips.
•Team of 6+ people walk parallel to
one another.
•You're open to the possibilities of
all kinds of evidence.
Search Patterns

ØZone : The area, usually a room, is


divided into equal size zones, and
each zone is assigned a searcher.
useful if teams are available and
trace evidence is your main concern. 
Crime Scene Photography
P hotography should be conducted
before anything else is done to
the crime scene .   All evidence is
flagged or marked before being
photographed .  
Crime Scene Sketches

O nce the scene has been


photographed , the
investigator will need
to sketch the crime
scene .  
•  Sketches contain
measurements of the
entire scene , and if
there is a body ,
measurements are taken
from two fixed points .  
•Sketc hes also c ontain a
legend matching up each
piece of evidence with
its flag or marker
number .
Mark Winger ’ s Case
M ark Winger's first wife Donnah was
murdered in 1995 in the couple's home in
Springfield, Illinois. One night Mark Winger
called 911 and told the police that he
found Roger Harrington beating his wife
with a hammer so he had shot him. At first
the police believed the story because
Harrington had a history on psychological
trauma and had violently assaulted his own
wife before.
After more than three years, one of
Donnah's friends came forward and told
police that she had been dating Mark Winger
when Donnah was murdered. She said that
Mark wanted to leave Donnahand had talked
about having her killed.
Crime Investigators reviewed the case and found
evidence at the crime scene that untimely
incriminated Mark Winger. It took 2 more years,
but Mark Winger was finally tried and convicted
of killing both Donnah and Roger Harrington.
effrey Macdonald ’ s Case
The crime was horrible: a young pregnant mother,
Colette MacDonald, and her two young daughters,
hacked and battered to death at their home North
Carolina, on February 17, 1970. Immediately
suspicion fell on the woman's husband, Captain
Jeffrey MacDonald, a 26-year-old medical doctor.
He told of being attacked by four hippie-type
intruders. He sustained multiple stab wounds.

On May 1 the army announced that MacDonald was being


charged with three counts of murder. The preliminary
hearing began July 6 and soon revealed a seriously
flawed investigation into the death of Colette
MacDonald and her two daughters. So embarrassing
were the disclosures of official negligence that, in
October 1970, the army dismissed all charges against
MacDonald. However, nine years later after a
throughout examination of the evidence MacDonald
was convicted of one count of first-degree murder in
the death of his wife and two counts of second-
degree murder in the deaths of his daughters.
Quiz 3 -W h a t is th e jo b o f th e First O ffice r
:
1- A team of 6 CSIs has to
a t th e crim e sce n e :
A ) B a g E vid e n ce
investigate an outdoor crime B ) A sse ss th e crim e sce n e
scene. Which Search Pattern are C ) Ta ke Pictu re s
they going to use: D ) S ke tch th e C rim e S ce n e
A)Spiral
4 - T h e fe w e r p e o p le h a n d lin g th e
B)Line or Strip e vid e n ce th e b e tte r:
C)Grid A ) Tru e
D)Zone B ) Fa lse
C)
5 -W h ich o n e o f th e se is th e jo b o f
2-List three manners of death:
th e First O ffice r a t th e C rim e
- Natural, Accidental, Suicide, S ce n e :
Homicide, Undetermined. A ) D e ta in th e w itn e ss
B ) A rre st th e p e rp e tra to r
C ) Pro te ct th e crim e sce n e
D ) A ll o f th e A b o ve

a)
The End

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