scene investigation
An examination of a scene to locate, document, collect, and preserve items of potential evidentiary value.
NOTE Investigations may involve criminal or non-criminal acts. Investigations into presumed criminal acts are referred to as crime scene investigations.
Committee
Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 195 Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025.
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