CRIME SCENE ASSESSMENT Congratulations! You are about to enter an active crime scene. DO NOT TOUCH or MOVE anything. ONLY OBSERVE and RECORD! WATCH WHERE YOU STEP. DO NOT USE THE COUNTER or TABLES IN THE SCENE TO WRITE ON. BE Thorough! ForSci Evidence Photo Log.docx Download ForSci Evidence Photo Log.docx SCENE: A death investigation: One Victim (v) is declared dead at the scene (sc). Cause of death is possible stabbing. Below is the first paragraph of the Walk-thru. You are to start here and then continue……. At ____(time) ______(date), notified of a possible homicide at the Middlesex College, South Hall, Room SH237. Victim is a female ….._____________ Weather conditions are ______________________ Responding Officers have secured the scene. M.E. has been notified and is responding. The scene is a public county college laboratory/classroom. There was a class the night/day before. (Main entry to the lab is from the main hallway. There is a second entry door directly from SH239.) The scene is a 2nd floor laboratory room. There is a connecting door to room SH239 in the rear of the classroom. Main entry is from the hallway. Entering from the hall(north), there are 6 angled work tables in the center of the room angled to face the professor’s desk. Tables are bolted to the floor. The North wall has the main door, built-in cubicles (#). East wall has a white board behind the Professor’s desk. There is a cabinet with microscopes and shelving unit on either side of the white board. The South wall contains a long counter/cabinets below 4 windows( blinds are closed). There are ___ balances and a sink. The West wall has a door connecting to SH239; 2 chemical hoods, counter with lower and upper cabinets and a sink. Entering the scene……………… (continue from this point) Team…..Your instructions are…. Team Leader……. Determine the perimeter. Carefully assess the entire scene. Determine what should be marked as evidence. Start with the above paragraph....Complete the Walk-thru. - starting with the believed entry describe the entire scene and location of all evidence. Rough Sketch.....2 Team Members….. Prepare the Rough Sketch of the scene Locate all evidence on sketch, draw additional structures if necessary Measure all evidence properly. Must use at least two types of measurements Note all medium photo positions Include all required document information Evidence Log Describe/identify each specimen to be collected Note its location List collection and package State analysis requested Photography Log… List each photo required taken Describe all images Note location and direction and if scale included This is a team lab. There is one grade for the entire team. Check all parts carefully! You have individual responsibilities, but you must consult with and assist each other.