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Documentation of the Crime Scene: Step by Step

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What is documentation of the crime scene and Why it is done? After securing the crime scene, the next most important step is documentation of the crime scene because documentation permanently records the crime scene and its physical evidence. Documentation should be done without any wastage of time as the scene and its evidence may get altered over time. The documentation should be done innovatively and the originality of the crime scene should be maintained and documentation should not have pauses or breaks, it should remain constant till the whole crime scene is documented. There are four main tasks of documentation that is note-making, photography, videography , and sketching . It should be noted that all four tasks are necessary and none is a substitute for another. For example, notes are not substitutes for photography, video is not a substitute for sketching, etc. Following are the sequence for crime scene documentation: 1. Note making Documentation of crime scene in the f...
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Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy: Instrumentation, Working and Applications

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What is Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy? Atomic absorption spectroscopy provides us the data about the absorbance of electromagnetic radiation by specific elements. This technique is widely used to determine the presence of unknown elements like alkali and alkali earth metals in the sample.  This is supported by the fact that different metals will absorb different wavelengths of radiation and transmitted radiation is detected by using Lambert Beer's law the graph between the absorbance and the wavelength of the radiation is plotted. Instrumentation of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 1. Radiation source The most common radiation source in Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is a hollow cathode lamp (HCL). It contains a tungsten anode and a cylindrical hollow cathode made of the element of desire which is the element that is to be determined in the sample.  These anode and cathode are sealed into a glass tube filled with an inert gas like neon or argon . When a voltage is appl...
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Crime Scene: Definition, Types and Characteristics

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What is a Crime Scene ? A place where the crime is committed or where the maximum physical evidence related to crime is found is known as a crime scene. A crime scene is a starting point of the investigation which provides information about the suspect and the victim. This helps to reconstruct the crime and fast resolution of the case. It is noted that the crime scene is not limited to a single place but may extend to a wider area depending upon the nature of the crime committed. For example, In a murder case where murder is done at one place and the body is disposed on another place. In this case, we have two crime scenes that give information about the crime. Types of Crime Scene Based on evidence found on the crime scene: 1. Primary Crime Scene The crime scene where the actual crime occurred or where more usable pieces of evidence were found is known as the primary crime scene. For example, A murder scene, theft, assault, etc. 2. Secondary Crime Scene The crime scene which is some...
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