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Article: Crime Scene Investigation
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- World of Forensic Science
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Crime Scene Investigation
Scene
processing
is the term applied to the series of steps taken to investigate a crime scene. Although the methods and techniques may differ between the experts involved, their goals are the same: to reconstruct the exact circumstances of the crime through the identification of the sequence
of events and to gather
physical evidence
that can lead to the identification of the perpetrators.
Crime investigation usually begins at the place where the crime was committed. The area must be isolated and secured to prevent the destruction of crucial physical
evidence
that can lead police to link the perpetrators to the victim. The size of the area to be ...