photo pt 2 Flashcards
photos provide a
provides a visual record of the crime scence
The crime scence should be recorded in its
original and uncontaminated state
_____should be recorded that correspond with photography
notes
There are three 3 general categories of photograph
1.Overview(gives locale and approach route)
2,Mid range(mid range(10-20 feet) tell a story that helps establish the modus operandi of the offender
3.Close up (esstaial for establishing the corpus delicaiti of a criminal act
Corpus delicit-
the body of facts that show a crime was commited includes the physical evidnce and or the body
Steps in crime scence photogrpahy
1.Secure the scence: in all foresnix
2.Evaluate coniditions
3.Photograpgh the scene
The photographer should take photographs before anything is disturbed, progressively working through the scene from outside to close up pictures
Photogrpahing bodies
Five angles
1.Heas to feet
2.Right side
3.Feet to head
4.Left side
5.Straight down from above