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Crime Scene Processing

Emily King
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October 23rd 2015
Properly processing a crime scene is extremely important and can determine the outcome of a case. If evidence is collected incorrectly it may get destroyed or contaminated. When there are only trace amounts of evidence, it is very important that all of it is collected properly. The most important part of crime scene investigation is the investigators. In order to assess the crime scene, each investigator must be competent and know how to do their job correctly. In this essay I will focus on general crime scene processing, exhibit collection of three pieces of evidence and the processing of one specific area.
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The scene I am going to focus on is the impact bloodstain pattern. Bloodstains can show lots of information about what happened at a scene. The angle of the blood can show where it originated from, so it can show in what area of the room a person was struck by an object or where they travelled after they were struck (12). Bloodstains can also show how close or far away from an object the victim was when they were hit and how hard they were hit (3). When walking into this scene photos should be taken from all angles to ensure that none of the blood spatter is missed. The area of origin and area of convergence should then be found to find out where the victim was hit and at what angle (3). A sample of the blood should also be taken to run a DNA test. Finding the area of origin and area of convergence may also help find what weapon was used on the victim (3). A diagram of the scene should be constructed and notes should be taken the entire time. The most important thing about processing this scene would be to collect some blood for a DNA sample and to find the area of origin and area of …show more content…

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