the lack of the Boulder Police Department who allowed individuals to walk the scene in which became tampered and contaminated. Casarez (2016). This is why it is important for investigators to protect the crime scene in order to avoid contaminating it. Collecting and preserving evidence is crucial in all crime scene investigations. In order to successfully collect evidence investigators must ensure that the scene is protected at all times. This begins with the arrival of the
the most important during an investigation is to secure the crime scene. Essentially the reason behind the importance needed to secure a crime scene is to protect evidence from any unnecessary intrusion by persons authorized or unauthorized that could result in the contamination of the evidence even if the cause of contamination is done unintentionally. This procedure is implemented to establish the process for the “chain of evidence” ownership. The location of the scene may be comprised from suspects
organisms. Now that the definition has been stated, let’s now define what DNA means to a crime scene or case investigator. This paper will explore deoxyribonucleic acid, also famously known as (DNA). How it is collected and its relationship to solving crimes. The collection of DNA is one of the most important steps in identifying a suspect in a crime. DNA evidence can either convict or exonerate an individual of a crime. There are many different forms of DNA that are tested for different situations, but
Forensic science it the science behind any crime scene or murder investigation. Forensic science is used to find evidence for legal work and for investing crime scene accidents such as suicides, car crashes, or people murdered to determine if the death was accidental or intentional. Forensic science finds out the reason/cause of the death to find the rightness and to prevent whatever happened from happening again. There are three important fields for Forensic Scientist (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
biological matter, the sound data can be generated. High capability of resolving mixtures of semen or tissues from several individuals. Greater discrimination between individuals and many times higher manifolds than normal techniques. Provides more importance and information about the nature of relationships. 2.5. Disadvantages: The most common disadvantages of DNA Fingerprinting are as follows: High chances of Contamination of samples during collection, transportation, storage and during DNA Fingerprinting
Police officers complete factual reports based on their investigations and observations. These reports are relied upon by others to further investigations and are often used as critical evidence in a variety of proceedings. Officers take enforcement action; secure evidence; maintain confidential information; have access to privileged information; handle drugs, money, and guns; process crime scenes; maintain reports of crimes and accidents; and, importantly, they are authorized by law to dispossess
the emergency to make the emergency response more efficient. Even in crime cases knowing when the crime has occurred, where it occurred play an important role in its investigation. Gathering of evidence from the crime scene can begin only when you are able to pinpoint the location of the scene of crime. Also crucial crime evidence can be saved from getting contaminated by arriving at the scene of crime as soon as the crime has occurred. Thus ‘when?’ and ‘where?’ are two of the most important
Forensic (from the Latin word forum) means ‘court of law’. Odontology refers to study of teeth. Federation Dentaire Interrnational (FDI) thus defines Forensic Odontology as ‘that branch of dentistry which deals with the proper handling and examination of dental evidence and with the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings in the interest of justice’ (by Keiser-Neilson). Forensic dentistry / odontology, the application of dentistry to legal issues, is a relatively new aspect of forensic
Introduction An important aspect of the criminal investigation is the documentation or recording of evidence or the chain of custody. According to [1], a chain of custody is a procedure for chronologically documenting evidence. Meanwhile, according to [2], a chain of custody is an important part of the investigation process which will guarantee the evidence is acceptable in the court. In this case, the chain of custody will document the evidence in investigation process with all aspect of information about