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CRIME SCENE CRIME SCENE DOCUMENTATIONDOCUMENTATION
THREE BASIC WAYS THREE BASIC WAYS OF DOCUMENTING A CRIME SCENEOF DOCUMENTING A CRIME SCENE
NOTE TAKINGNOTE TAKING
PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY
SKETCHINGSKETCHING
NOTES ARE VALUABLE . . .NOTES ARE VALUABLE . . .
AS AN AID TO AN ACCURATE RECALL OF EVENTS AS AN AID TO AN ACCURATE RECALL OF EVENTS TO BE TESTIFIED IN COURT.TO BE TESTIFIED IN COURT.
TO FURNISH RAW MATERIAL NEEDED IN A TO FURNISH RAW MATERIAL NEEDED IN A FORMAL REPORT.FORMAL REPORT.
NOTE TAKINGNOTE TAKING
TIME & DATE OF ARRIVAL AT THE CRIME SCENETIME & DATE OF ARRIVAL AT THE CRIME SCENE NATURE OF THE CASENATURE OF THE CASE
(Shooting Incident, Stabbing Incident, Alleged Suicide, Found Dead Body, (Shooting Incident, Stabbing Incident, Alleged Suicide, Found Dead Body, etc,,) etc,,)
PLACE OF OCCURENCEPLACE OF OCCURENCE FIRST RESPONDERS FIRST RESPONDERS TIME & DATE DISCOVEREDTIME & DATE DISCOVERED WHO DISCOVERED THE SCENE? WHO DISCOVERED THE SCENE? STATUS OF THE VICTIMSTATUS OF THE VICTIM NAME OF THE VICTIMNAME OF THE VICTIM WHEN THE VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE?WHEN THE VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE? WHAT WAS THE ACTIVITY & WITH WHOM?WHAT WAS THE ACTIVITY & WITH WHOM? NAME OF THE SUSPECT (IF IDENTIFIED)NAME OF THE SUSPECT (IF IDENTIFIED) DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT (IF AVAILABLE)DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT (IF AVAILABLE) NAMES & ADDRESSES OF WITNESSES NAMES & ADDRESSES OF WITNESSES WEATHER CONDITION WEATHER CONDITION PERSONS WHO ENTERED THE CRIME SCENEPERSONS WHO ENTERED THE CRIME SCENE PURPOSE OF ENTERING THE CRIME SCENEPURPOSE OF ENTERING THE CRIME SCENE OTHER INFO AS ACQUIREDOTHER INFO AS ACQUIRED TIME & DATE CRIME SCENE RELEASEDTIME & DATE CRIME SCENE RELEASED
ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF INFO TO BE INCLUDED DURING ESSENTIAL ITEMS OF INFO TO BE INCLUDED DURING NOTE TAKINGNOTE TAKING
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHYCRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY
THE GOAL IS TO RECORD USEFUL INFORMATION IN THE GOAL IS TO RECORD USEFUL INFORMATION IN A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH WILL ENABLE A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH WILL ENABLE THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND WHERE & HOW THE THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND WHERE & HOW THE
CRIME WAS COMMITTED.CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:IMPORTANT REMINDER:
PHOTOGRAPH . . .PHOTOGRAPH . . .
……THE SCENE BEFORE EXAMINATIONTHE SCENE BEFORE EXAMINATION
……THE ITEMS BEFORE MOVING OR TOUCHINGTHE ITEMS BEFORE MOVING OR TOUCHING
……THE POSSIBLE POINTS OF ENTRY & EXIT OF THE SUSPECT THE POSSIBLE POINTS OF ENTRY & EXIT OF THE SUSPECT
(ENTRANCE & ESCAPE ROUTES)(ENTRANCE & ESCAPE ROUTES)
Four (4) Corner Shots:
CRIME SCENE
3 TYPES OF “RANGES”3 TYPES OF “RANGES”
LONG-RANGELONG-RANGE (General View)(General View)
MID-RANGE MID-RANGE (Medium View)(Medium View)
CLOSE-UP RANGECLOSE-UP RANGE
(Less than 5 ft.)(Less than 5 ft.)
Long Range or General View
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHYCRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY
Long Range or General View
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY
Mid-Range or Medium View
Mid-Range or Medium View
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHYCRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY
Close-up Range
Close-up Range
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHTAKING PHOTOGRAPHWith Measuring Device and Case Number
SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION A PHOTOGRAPHER SHOULD RECORD IN A PHOTO LOG
•TYPE OF CAMERA USED
•FILM - (COLOR OR BLACK & WHITE / NUMBER OF SHOTS)
•LENS OPENING
•SHUTTER SPEED
•WITH FLASH OR WITHOUT FLASH
•LIGHTING CONDITION IN THE AREA
•TIME & DATE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN
•NAME OF PERSON WHO DEVELOPED THE FILM
•TIME AND DATE DEVELOPED
•PLACE DEVELOPED
•NAME & SIGNATURE OF PHOTOGRAPHER
START SHOT
CASE NO: SOCO-2007-98
CASE: SHOOTING INCIDENT
TIME & DATE: 2100 Hrs, 21 SEP 07
PLACE: RM 69, SKY MOTEL, CEBU CITY
END SHOT
CASE NO: SOCO-2007-98
CASE: SHOOTING INCIDENT
TIME & DATE: 2100 Hrs, 21 SEP 07
PLACE: RM 69, SKY MOTEL, CEBU CITY
FILM IS EVIDENCE“KEEP IT FOR FUTURE PRESENTATION IN COURT”
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CRIME SCENE SKETCHINGCRIME SCENE SKETCHING
CRIME SCENE SKETCH SHOULD ALSO BE ROUTINELY MADE.
•SKETCHES SUPPLEMENT PHOTOGRAPHS.
• SKETCHES CLARIFY THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRIME SCENE.
• SKETCH IS SIMPLY AN ILLUSTRATIVE DIAGRAM OR DRAWING.
CRIME SCENE SKETCHINGCRIME SCENE SKETCHING
• IT SHOULD BE SIMPLE THAT THE COURT CAN EASILY COMPREHEND.
• MEASUREMENTS HELP DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP OF EACH EVIDENCE.
THERE ARE THREE (3) COMMON TYPES OF SKETCHES
1. The Overview or Floor Plan Sketch
2. The Elevation Sketch
3. The Cross Projection or Exploded Sketch
OVERVIEW OR FLOOR PLAN SKETCH
V
BED
12
LEGEND
V – VICTIM
1 – CAL .45 FIRED SHELL
2 – 9mm PISTOL
ELEVATION SKETCH
AIRCON
3
4
LEGEND
3 – BULLET HOLE
4 – BULLET HOLE
ELEVATION SKETCHELEVATION SKETCH
AIRCON
6
7
8
LEGEND
6 – bullet hole
7 – bullet hole
8 – blood splatter
3 ft. 6 in.2 ft. 9 in.
2 ft. 3 in.
CROSS PROJECTION OR CROSS PROJECTION OR EXPLODED SKETCHEXPLODED SKETCH
V
LEGEND
V – Victim
1&2 – 9mm fired shell
3 – More Cigarette butt
4 – Pool of blood
5 – deformed slug
6 & 7 – bullet holes
8 – blood splatter
T – Table
AIRCON
6
7
8
WALLWALL
WALL
WALL
T
5
3
S
4
BED
FLOORBR CR
2
1
V
CROSS PROJECTION OR EXPLODED SKETCH
AIRCON
BED CEILING
FOR PURPOSES OF REENACTMENT…
LOCK THE EVIDENCE.
UNLOCKED / LOOSE LOCKED
EP
1
4
3
2
RCBCSMARTCONVENIENCE STORE
RIZAL ST. to CITY HALL
IPIL ST
LEGEND
1-2 – 9mm FIRED SHELL
3-4 - .45 Cal FIRED SHELL
EP – Electric Post
V - Vehicle
V
OVERVIEW SKETCH
(OUTDOOR)
VEHICLE SKETCH
CASE NO. CPPO-N-01-2007
CASE: SHOOTING INCIDENT
DATE: 21 JANUARY 2007
PLACE: RIZAL ST. COR IPIL ST., NAGA, CEBU
VICTIM: ABU TAN
SUSPECT: UNIDENTIFIED
INVES ON CASE: SPO1 DON JUAN
UNIT; NAGA POLICE STATION
T/D SKETCHED: 1000H, 21 JANUARY 2007
SKETCHED BY: PO2 DANNY TECSON
SIGNATURE: _____________________
WITNESS: ______________________
LEGEND
1-7 – Bullet Entrance Holes
8 - Blood
12
3
4
56
7
8
METHODS OF MEASUREMENTS
1. TRIANGULATION METHOD
This method is useful in an outdoor situation where there are no easily identifiable edges of roads or fields to use as reference points.
E
TRIANGULATION METHOD
METHODS OF MEASUREMENTS
2. RECTANGULAR METHOD
This method uses two walls in a room as fixed points, from which distances are measured at right angle from the object.
SINGLE REFERENCE POINT
W
E
REF POINT
100 meters
25m
50m
75m
REENACTMENT
W
100 meters
25m
50m
75m
COMMERCIAL BLDG.
HOUSE
LEGEND
5.56mm fired shell
9mm fired shell
Cal .45 fired shell
GARBAGE GARBAGE
COMMERCIAL BLDG.
HOUSE
LEGEND
5.56mm fired shell
9mm fired shell
Cal .45 fired shell
Cal .45 fired shell
GARBAGE GARBAGE
HOUSE
LEGEND
5.56mm fired shell
9mm fired shell
Cal .45 fired shell
Cal .45 fired shell
GARBAGE GARBAGE
COMMERCIAL BLDG.
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