Ramsland-CMP

=Ramsland Reading Notes 1-28=

Investigators MUST have a warrant before searching private property. If the owner of the property gives officers permission to search his/her belongings, it counts as a warrant. Otherwise, a warrant must be obtained from a judge.
 * Crime Scene Analysis:**
 * Criminalistics: application of science to physical evidence
 * Blood stains
 * DNA
 * Bullet trajectories
 * Criminology: study of the psychological angle
 * Motives
 * Traits
 * Behavior
 * If Search and Seizure laws (4th Amendment) are violated, then the evidence obtained in the search cannot be shown in court.
 * Conclusions deduced from the evidence must be disregarded also.

Physical Testimonial
 * Evidence:**
 * 1) Temporary: may change or be lost
 * 2) Conditional: associated with specific conditions of the crime scene
 * 3) Associative: links to suspect or victim
 * 4) Pattern: blood, impressions, tire treads, residue, or evidence of the modus operandi
 * 5) Trace/Transfer: produced by physical contact with a surface
 * 1) Anything a suspect/victim says about the crime


 * Crime Scene Kit:** crime scene tape, a box of chalk, hand-held magnifying glass, flashlight, tweezers, a box of swabs, pen, sketchpad, logbooks, camera and film, cassette recorded, disposable gloves, string, measuring implements, orange flags to mark evidence, adhesive rollers, and portable alternative light source (ALS).
 * Other Kits:**
 * Fingerprinting Kit
 * Casting Kit
 * Tires or footprints
 * Marks from tools
 * Laser Trajectory Kit
 * Shootings
 * Trace Evidence Kit
 * Gunshot Residue
 * Serology Kit
 * Blood or other fluids
 * Special Kit
 * Entomology specimens
 * Hazmat Kit
 * Chemical leaks, fires, and other toxic gases
 * Sexual Assault Kit


 * Coroner:**
 * investigates all deaths
 * orders autopsies
 * provides identification of victims
 * conducts inquests
 * holds unidentified remains
 * keeps violent death statistics


 * Photographs of Bodies:**
 * 5 angles
 * Head to feet
 * Right side
 * Feet to head
 * Left side
 * Straight down from above