INV104 Flashcards
General Investigation Model - VAWSEIPO
Victim - Identify and locate the victim
Appreciation - Make initial appreciation. Assess personal risk and then preserve the lives of other
Witnesses - Locate and contain witnesses
Scene - Preserve the scene
Exhibits - Note evidence and preserve any that would be otherwise destroyed
Ingredients - Consider if ingredients have been established
Powers - Identify what powers are available
Offenders - Identify and apprehend
F.C.G.P.
Freeze, Control, Guard, Preserve
Priorities tasks and assign duties: VOWES
Victim, Offender, Witnesses, Exhibits and Immediate Scene
Crime Scene examination - Five components for success
Forensic teamwork Preservation Documentation Communication Flexibility
What is a reconnaissance
The preliminary reconstruction
An appreciation
A plan of action
The four search types
Grid- Divide scene into grids and search each square
Lane - Divide scene into lane and search each lane
Spiral - Start from a center point and search spiraling outwards
Zone - Divide scene into into zones and search each
zone
There is also a sweep method- similar to lane, for open or large areas for people or large items
Scene Zones
Hot - The part of the scene requiring examination and evidence collection
Warm - A transition Zone to enable scene examiners to put on and take off protective clothing
Cold - A place within the outer cordon for meetings meals etc
Where should exhibits be sealed and packaged
In the hot zone, before being transitioned into the warm zone exhibits proccessing area
At a minimum what should be worn to avid contamination
Gloves and mask
What normally happens first, fingerprinting or DNA analysis
Fingerprinting
To seal exhibit bags, what to use and what not to use
Fold bag over twice and sealed with strong adhesive tape. Never use staples
Wet clothing,how to exhibit
Dry at room temp, do not use accelerated drying techniques
If clothing is to be taken to see then takes ASAP clearly indicating that item is wet
Document examination, latent indentations before fingerprinting?
Yes indentations before fingerprint as indentations will be lost otherwise
Transfer methods for hair and fibre
One way- fibre rom suspects clothing found on car seat
Two way- suspects clothing on car seats and car seat fibres ar on suspects clothing
Can you fingerprint someone who is to be summonsed
Yes
