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Scene Investigation

An examination of a scene to locate, document, process, collect, and preserve items of potential evidentiary value. 

NOTE In a situation that involves a potential criminal act definitions in section 3.1 through 3.5 would be preceded by “crime” (e.g., crime scene investigator).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 159 Standard for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction— Foundational Principles. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 , 2024. Source link