crime scene managment and roles of CSI team week 2

Question 1

what are the two stages of scene managment?

Answer 1

-stabilisation
-control

Question 2

what is the main objective of stabilisation during crime scene management?

Answer 2

make the location safe and preserve life

Question 3

what are examples of methods to secure a crime scene to improve integrity of evidence?

Answer 3

• using tape to prevent access to and from the scene
• deploying officers to guard the scene
  -using road diversions
• using a scene log to manage+record all activities within the crime scene

Question 4

why is it important for secondary and tertiary crime scenes to not have the same CSI?

Answer 4

• avoid confusion
• avoid inter-scene contamination

Question 5

what does a cirme scene coordinator do?

Answer 5

collates information from different crime scene managers when there is a major investigation involving multiple locations. with this info helps piece together the overall puzzle and analyse evidence together

Question 6

what is the title of the first police officer to attend a scene?

Answer 6

first officer attending

Question 7

what are the 5 stages of crime scene management?

Answer 7

identifying,securing,preserving, searching,releasing a scene

Question 8

what is the primary role of the forensic science regulator?

Answer 8

ensre the provision of forensic science services is subject to appropriate scientific quality standards

Question 9

what does UKAS stand for?

Answer 9

united kingdom accreditation service