Crime Scene Report

Question 1

Suggested format for crime scene reports:

Answer 1

• Introduction
• Characteristics of scene
• Conditions of scene
• Environmental conditions
• Factors pertinent to entry and exit
• Scene documentation
• Collection of physical evidence
• Search for latent prints
• Additional examinations

Question 2

Introduction tells:

Answer 2

• Who worked the scene, reason for examination, location of scene, date and time.

Question 3

Characteristics of the scene:

Answer 3

• Information about the structure an artifacts present at scene

Question 4

Conditions of the scene:

Answer 4

• Identifying cleanliness, level of disarray and description of evidence.

Question 5

Environmental conditions of the scene:

Answer 5

• Weather related conditions at the time of investigation.

Question 6

Scene documentation:

Answer 6

• Efforts taken to photograph and sketch the scene. Describe nature of documentation, equipment used and details of how placards were used to mark evidence.

Question 7

Collection of physical evidence:

Answer 7

• Fingerprints
• DNA
• Serological
• Biological
• Impressions
• Tool marks
• Firearms
• Trace
• Glass
• Paint