Chapter+Notes+JCD

Initial call** Evidence may serve several purposes Many CSI workers have kits with different equipment to examine a scene Take a lot of pictures from many different angles Poor handling of evidence can ruin a trial
 * Crime Scene Analysis
 * a call goes out to the authorities
 * Make sure nothing is touched
 * if a perpetrator is present, the officer should make an arrest
 * Processing the scene**
 * detectives are called in during major crimes
 * areas get marked off for equipment and to distribute the different sections
 * Types of Evidence**
 * two types of evidence: Testimonial and physical
 * Physical Evidence
 * 1) Temporary
 * 2) Conditional
 * 3) Associative
 * 4) Pattern
 * 5) Trace/transfer
 * 1) Prove that a crime has been committed
 * 2) Indicate key aspects of the crime
 * 3) Establish the identities of the victim or suspect
 * 4) Corroborate any testimony given by a witness
 * 5) Help to exonerate a suspect who is innocent
 * 6) Provide leads for further investigation
 * 7) Pressure suspects into giving confessions
 * Crime Scene Kits**
 * Forensic Specialties**
 * Anthropologist
 * Artist
 * Accountant
 * Ballistics expert
 * Botanist
 * Chemist
 * Dactyloscopist
 * Entomologist
 * Geologist
 * Linguist
 * Mental Health
 * Odontologist
 * Serologist
 * The Coroner and Photographing the scene**
 * Collecting and preserving evidence**