Talk:Crime scene

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Annotated Bibliography
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Fisher, Barry A. J. and David R. Fisher. Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, 8th Ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2012. Print. This book is discusses the specific methods used in crime scene investigation. With this information I will be able to add details to the collection and preservation sections.

Lee, Henry C., and Carll Ladd. "Preservation and collection of biological evidence." Croatian medical journal 42.3 (2001): 225-228. This article will help me to expand on the importance of preservation and collection of evidence during a crime scene investigation. Specifically this article discusses how the evidence at a crime scene helps progress the closing of a case.

Scott, A. M. 2009. Crime Scene Documentation. Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science. .	The article also discusses the need to maintain the integrity of evidence through the chain of custody. This will help me to add a section about the chain of custody and expand the evidence documentation section.

Turvey, Brent E. Criminal Profiling. London: Academic, 2008. Print. This book will help me to expand on the different types of crime scenes section. It discusses different crime scene patterns based on different criminal behaviors.

U.S. Department of Justice (2013). Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide For Law Enforcement. The guide provides a timeline for how a crime scene should be secured as well as procedures that should be used when submitting evidence. I will be able to add a timeline section that will start with what happens after a crime scene has been called in and ending with the evidence being submitted. AudreyMMull (talk) 19:26, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

New Lead Section
A crime scene is any location that may be associated with a committed crime. Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation.This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSIs) and law enforcement.The location of a crime scene can be the site where the crime took place, or can be any area that contains evidence from the crime itself. Scenes are not only limited to a location, but can be any person or object associated with the criminal behaviors that occurred.

After a crime scene has been discovered, it is important that measures are taken to secure and protect the scene from contamination. In order to maintain the integrity of the scene, law enforcement must take action to block off the surrounding area as well as keep track of who comes in and goes out. By taking these precautions, officers can ensure that evidence that is collected can be used in court. Evidence that has become contaminated, tampered with, or mistreated can pollute the scene and cause a case to be thrown out of court.

It is important that everything that occurs during the analysis of a crime scene is documented. It is the job of the initial responding officer to make sure that the scene has an extremely coherent and summarized documentation. The documentation should include the officers observations and actions while at the scene. The initial responder is in charge of documenting the appearance and condition of the scene upon arrival. The initial responder will also gather statements and comments from witnesses, victims, and possible suspects. Several other documents are also generated so that a crime scene's integrity is kept intact. These documents include a list of who has been in contact with evidence (chain of custody), as well as a log of what evidence has been collected.

Plans for this article: I would like to add a timeline section that details the sequence of events starting with a crime scene being called in and ending with the moment the evidence is submitted. I am going to expand and add more detail on documentation as well as chain of custody. Those topics are pretty crucial to making sure all the evidence is correct, one mistake in documentation or chain of custody can have your evidence thrown out in court. I would also like to add a section about crime scene contamination. The focus would mainly be about how scenes become contaminated and what can be done to prevent it. AudreyMMull (talk) 23:11, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

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War Crimes and Mass Graves
This subject also overlaps with war crimes, mass graves, and archaeology, as well as international law. kencf0618 (talk) 13:03, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

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