Crime Scene Procedures

Question 1

What are crime scenes?

Answer 1

Crime scenes are normally established for, but not limited to, the following:
Deaths.
Sexual assaults.
Robbery (completed or attempted).
Suicide (completed or attempted).
Bomb threat, contagious or bio-hazard substances, suspicious packages (confirmed)

Question 2

Who are the personnel authorized to enter a crime scene?

Answer 2

Investigators and medical personnel will be the only personnel permitted to enter the area.

Question 3

What form would you use for a crime scene?

Answer 3

Once the area is stabilized, document personnel entering on an AF Form 1109, Visitor Registration Log.

Question 4

What are the procedures for evidence?

Answer 4

Maintain a complete “chain of custody” account of all personnel who handled evidence via an AF Form 52, Evidence Tag.

Question 5

When can a crime scene be disrupted?

Answer 5

A crime scene can only be disrupted if rendering first aid