13 Evidence Preservation And Sampling Flashcards
Forensic science
Scientific procedures to interpret physical events.
Environmental crimes
Illegal use and disposal of hazmat, polluting air, water soil. Can cause serious injury, illness death
Most frequent suspicious letters
Explosives and white powder
White powder mail incidents are usually
Hoaxes
Terrorist attack jurisdiction and investigation falls to
Fbi
Depending on drug quantity, investigation fall to
Dea
Environmental crimes fall to
Epa
Suspicious packages fall to
Postal inspection service
Fbi four response phases at criminal hazmat/ wmd incidents
Tactical
Operwtional
Crime scene
Remediation
Fib tactical phase
LE removes hostile threats, arrests made. Explosives and booby traps neutralized.
Fib operational phase
Life safety objectives met, scene stabilized and secured.
FBI from scene phase
Evidence recovered and packaged, crime scene is processed.
FBI remediation phase
Operations to mitigate remaining hazards to bring scene back to safe condition as before. Contractors or Fed agencies perform tasks
Responder actions during wmd incident
Protect lives and property Secure area Call FBI limit personnel into scene, record names Ppe Recognize evidence ID and mark evidence Preserve evidence for collection Collect samples for safety and health Field screen samples prior to lab submission
Responders should NOT do this at wmd incidents
Attempt to process scene without contacting LE
collect samples as evidence.
Linger on scene after public safety is addressed unless requested to.
