FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Outer Perimeter, Command Center
22 Sep 2016
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Many different types of scenes and all are different: size, location (indoor/outdoor), which specialists are needed. Classified by variety: location of offence. Primary where the crime was committed. Where the body is/where the evidence is: size, type of crime. Crime scenes are not static boundaries can be changed (large small, small large) Physical evidence is anything that can tell if a crime has been committed or can link a crime to a victim or culprit. Can establish links between victim, suspect, scene, object: who did what to who with what. Generate leads to find weapons/suspects: more evidence/scenes. Animal bones are not as important as human bones. Human bones leads to a whole investigation, animal bones most likely will not. Where was who when it happened: blood spatter pattern. Corroborating witness statements: human memory is not 100% accurate, can back up or dispute statements with evidence. First to scene, usually a police officer.
