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Crime Scene Log

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If I was the first person to respond, I would check the victim for a pulse and if he or she was breathing. Once the determination was made that the victim was deceased, I would secure the crime scene to prevent contamination of the any evidence. I would start a crime scene log to document any official entering and leaving the crime scene. Because I was the first to respond, I will not let anyone into the crime scene without approval from the supervisor of the scene. If first responders, EMTs or other officers were already at the scene, I would start a log to annotate anyone who was in the crime scene upon my arrival.
I would ask them specific questions whether or not they had to move anything to render aid to the victim. The log would continue and all personnel coming in and out of the crime scene would be logged with name and reason …show more content…

Photographs with different angles, different lighting, and photographs of the victim, the weapon, the blood spatter, etc. When taking photographs, it is important to have an item of reference for measurement. This could include a ruler, quarter or some other familiar object. Consequently, photographs are important because it can be the most helpful tool in the event the crime scene needs to be reexamined at a later date or a different investigator takes over.
Videos are also an important aspect in documenting a crime scene. Besides giving an entire picture of the scene, it allows for proof that the evidence was collected properly. Furthermore, a sketch of the crime scene would need to be drawn to scale.
During the collection process, every piece of evidence would have to be recorded and documented with the location where obtained from the scene. Example could include weapons, clothing, fingerprints, etc. Furthermore, every piece of evidence would need to be log in their own evidence specific log and assigned a number. Some common examples are fingerprint logs, photograph logs,

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