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    Crime Scene Sketch

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    Crime scene sketches are used to document the layout and physical evidence at a crime scene. There are two main types of sketches - a rough sketch made at the scene before evidence collection to record accurate measurements and locations, and a final sketch for courtroom presentation showing structures and evidence without measurements. There are three common techniques for sketching a crime scene - triangulation uses reference points and angles to measure locations, polar coordinates uses angles and distances from a fixed point (like for a plane crash scene), and the linear/baseline method extends a tape measure parallel to the scene from a reference point to measure within 30 feet.

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    Crime scene sketches are used to document the layout and physical evidence at a crime scene. There are two main types of sketches - a rough sketch made at the scene before evidence collection to record accurate measurements and locations, and a final sketch for courtroom presentation showing structures and evidence without measurements. There are three common techniques for sketching a crime scene - triangulation uses reference points and angles to measure locations, polar coordinates uses angles and distances from a fixed point (like for a plane crash scene), and the linear/baseline method extends a tape measure parallel to the scene from a reference point to measure within 30 feet.

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    Crime scene sketches are used to document the layout and physical evidence at a crime scene. There are two main types of sketches - a rough sketch made at the scene before evidence collection to record accurate measurements and locations, and a final sketch for courtroom presentation showing structures and evidence without measurements. There are three common techniques for sketching a crime scene - triangulation uses reference points and angles to measure locations, polar coordinates uses angles and distances from a fixed point (like for a plane crash scene), and the linear/baseline method extends a tape measure parallel to the scene from a reference point to measure within 30 feet.

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    Crime Scene Sketch

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    Kurt Bryan Ancla
    Crime scene sketches are used to document the layout and physical evidence at a crime scene. There are two main types of sketches - a rough sketch made at the scene before evidence collection to record accurate measurements and locations, and a final sketch for courtroom presentation showing structures and evidence without measurements. There are three common techniques for sketching a crime scene - triangulation uses reference points and angles to measure locations, polar coordinates uses angles and distances from a fixed point (like for a plane crash scene), and the linear/baseline method extends a tape measure parallel to the scene from a reference point to measure within 30 feet.

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    Crime scene sketch

    Introduction
     A crime scene sketch is a permanent record of the size
    and distance relationship of the object and physical
    evidence at the crime scene. Crime scene sketch
    preparation requires some planning and organizational
    skills by the crime scene investigator. The sketch must
    correlate and supplement the still photographs taken at
    the crime scene. A crime scene sketch depict the overall
    layout of a location and relation of evidentiary item to
    the surroundings.
    There are two basic types of crime
    scene sketches that are part of a
    crime scene investigation.

    Rough sketch – is made at crime scene


    before evidence collection. The officer's work
    drawn at the crime scene All measurements,
    locations, directions and indications should be
    accurate, with no deletions or additions made
    after leaving the scene.
    ROUGH SKETCH EXAMPLE
    Final Sketch – Is normally prepared for courtroom
    presentation. It will show the relevant structure within
    the crime scene and all items of evidence It should never
    show any measurements. It will show the relevant
    structures within the crime scene and all items of
    evidence.
    There are three measuring techniques for
    sketching the crime scene and evidence.

     Triangulation – Absent the availability of a transit


    and the trained personnel to used it, triangulation is
    generally considered the most accurate method for
    measuring the relative position of an object within a
    scene.
    -By drawing a line that connects the two reference points
    and extending a line form each of the reference point to the
    object being measured, a triangle is formed. Ideally, the
    distance between both reference point and the object being
    measured would be same. this, however, is rarely the case.
    TRIANGULATION METHOD
     Polar coordinates – Utilizing polar coordinates is the
    fourth method of the crime scene mapping used to
    document evidence location at crime scene. Like those
    previously mention, this is a two- dimensional system that
    indicates the location of the object by proving the angle
    and distance from fixed known point. Obviously, in order
    to conduct measurements by this method a transit or
    compass is necessary to measure the angles and polar
    direction. This method is best utilized in large outdoors
    scenes with very few land marks.
    Example:
    A plane crash in forest or large field
    Polar coordinates Method
     Linear coordinate or baseline method
    – The baseline is one of the most common method used to
    measure a crime scene is known as the baseline measurement
    system. The baseline method is generally the simplest
    method to set up, but it is also the last accurate method. A
    tape measure is then extended ( Parallel to the scene) from
    the reference point and end point.
    - This method is only recommended when the distance
    between the baseline and object to be measured is less that
    30 feet. Measurement are always made at 90- degree angle to
    the tape . Switching from one method to another and even
    back again is perfectly acceptable as long as the reference
    point utilized and method employed is clearly documented
    as part of the measurement.
    THANK YOU !

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