As articulated in chapter 7, crime scene evidence is likely to be the only data that a profiling investigator will have to work with when attempting to solve a crime. From these data, the investigator will have to make predictions about the characteristics of an unidentified perpetrator. In considering how to relate pieces of crime scene evidence to offender characteristics within a scientific ...

In this paper, we define, model, and show the uses of evidence in an investigation, specifically a digital investigation. Digital evidence has been used in the courts to help prove cases, but its characteristics and role in an investigation have not been formally defined or challenged. This paper defines digital evidence by observing the role of evidence in a physical investigation, modeling th...

DNA material is now collected routinely from crime scenes for a wide range of offenses and its timely processing is acknowledged as a key element to its success in solving crime. An analysis of the processing of approximately 1500 samples of DNA material recovered from the property crime offenses of residential burglary, commercial burglary, and theft of motor vehicle in Northamptonshire, U.K. ...

Importance and challenges of identifying body fluids in forensic casework In forensic casework, correctly identifying body fluids such as blood, semen, or saliva is important for reconstructing a crime scene. Analysis of stains or biological fluids recovered during an investigation may provide potential sources of DNA that can be used to identify the donor of the fluid or stain [1]. However, bo...

Background: Autopsy is routinely performed by the coroner in all medico-legal cases but dental expertise rarely sought. However, oral autopsy involving careful visual examination, imaging and laboratory methods can aid solving enigma associated with legal aspects of crime scene death investigation. Aim: To illustrate importance during routine post-mortem examination. Data Sources: Pub-Med, Goog...

The use of digital photography medium is dominantly used in the process investigating criminal cases. Digital investigation also known as crime scene photography, where photographic images are produced to collect evidence, documenting scene, and subsequently, be a reference for case prosecution process. Using systematic literature review (SLR), this study identifies current practice Searches vi...

This article explores the articulation of a novel forensic object-the 'crime scene'-and its corresponding expert-the investigating officer. Through a detailed engagement with the work of the late nineteenth-century Austrian jurist and criminalist Hans Gross, it analyses the dynamic and reflexive nature of this model of 'CSI', emphasising the material, physical, psychological and instrumental me...