Consider taking the following notes:
Case number
Date/Time
Address/Location
Initial case details
Victim/Suspect info
Assigned Officer/Detective
Consider the following:
What is the appropriate PPE for this scene?
Did someone start a crime scene log?
Is the scene secure and safe?
Is evidence located on the person?
Is consent or a search warrant needed?
Overall/mid-range/close-up of scene
Intersection/street location information
Point of entry/exit
Security cameras/systems
Overall/mid-range/close up of injuries to persons
Overall/mid-range/close-up of items of evidentiary value
Place photo markers at items of evidentiary value within the scene
Re-take overall/ mid-range/close-up photographs of scene with photo markers in place
Collect swabs of any apparent body fluids within the crime scene or on the person
Collect items of evidentiary value within the scene to include any available security footage
Collect items of evidentiary value from the person
Process the scene with the appropriate latent print processing techniques
Consider processing the following areas:
Entry/exit points to the building
Door handles/knobs
Light switches
Any other surfaces the suspect may have touched
Conduct a secondary walk through of the scene and a secondary review of the person to ensure that all evidence was documented and collected and everything of evidentiary value was appropriately processed
REFERENCES
Dutelle, Aric (2020). An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Fish, Jacqueline et al (2014). Crime Scene Investigation. Routledge.
Fisher, Barry & Fisher, David (2012). Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation. CRC Press.
Gardner, Ross & Krouskup, Donna (2018). Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation, Third Edition. CRC Press.
Maloney, Michael & Housman, Donald (2014). Crime Scene Investigation Procedural Guide. CRC Press.
Ramirez, Christine & Parish-Fisher, Casie (2011). Crime Scene Processing and Investigation. CRC Press.
Standard Guide for Crime Scene Photography. OSAC Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis Subcommittee (2020, June). Retrieved August 15, 2021 from OSAC Site.