Crime Scene CRJS406-IP5 Name Class Date Professor Crime Scene Investigation In this scenario police have been alerted about a body that fell out of the sky and landed on a car in front of a suburban home. Police arrived on scene and verified that in fact there was a man with a parachute dead on the top of the witnesses car. Police also locate a leg bag containing about 20 lbs of marijuana and U.S. currency totaling $28,000.00. Once the victim was located the scene is immediately secured by responding police. Police will determine the boundaries of the crime scene and cordon it off with crime scene tape. The crime scene is preserved to ensure no evidence can become damaged or lost. Police will only allow criminal investigators to enter the scene. Crime Scene Documentation 1. Preserve the crime scene 2. Conduct walk through of crime scene 3. Identify evidence during the walk through 4. Sketch crime scene 5. Photograph or video tape crime scene 6. Photograph each piece of evidence individually with an evidence marker 7. Photograph evidence from every angle 8. Each piece of evidence will be placed in evidence bag or container 9. Collect evidence using uniform procedures 10. Document collection of evidence 11. Label evidence box or envelope Questions Scene and Body 1. Did anyone witness the man fall from the sky 2. What time did the witness hear glass breaking? 3. What day did the incident occur? 4. Who else heard the glass breaking? 5. What time did the homeowner discover the body? 6. Was anyone near or around the body when located? 7. Did you notice anything unusual before locating the body? 8. Did you notice anything unusual after you located the body? 9. What time did police arrive on scene? 10. What physical evidence was located at the crime scene? 11. How was the evidence 12. How was the crime scene preserved? 13. Who was present at the crime scene when the police arrived? 14. What time of day was body located? 15. What was the temperature outside when the body was located? 16. Was the parachute damage when located on the body? 17. Was there any noticeable tears? 18. What types of impression were located at the scene? 19. Was the homeowner questioned? 20. Who else was questioned at the scene? 21. Were there any other drugs located at the scene? 22. How was the cocaine evidence collected? 23. Was all of the evidence located at the scene? 24. Were the responding police officers interviewed? 25. Did anyone enter the crime scene before the criminal investigators? Evidence to be Collected at the Scene · Drug evidence · Parachute · Body · Fingerprints · Photographs of evidence · Two Fake id’s · Trace evidence from body Collect and Preserve Evidence When arriving at a preserved crime scene the evidence is collected following standardized methods to ensure any evidence collected can be authenticated for the court case. Any failures to properly document every step of the preservation, documentation, collecti.

1. Crime Scene
CRJS406-IP5
Name
Class
Date
Professor
Crime Scene Investigation
In this scenario police have been alerted about a body that
fell out of the sky and landed on a car in front of a suburban
home. Police arrived on scene and verified that in fact there was
a man with a parachute dead on the top of the witnesses car.
Police also locate a leg bag containing about 20 lbs of
marijuana and U.S. currency totaling $28,000.00. Once the

2. victim was located the scene is immediately secured by
responding police. Police will determine the boundaries of the
crime scene and cordon it off with crime scene tape. The crime
scene is preserved to ensure no evidence can become damaged
or lost. Police will only allow criminal investigators to enter the
scene.
Crime Scene Documentation
1. Preserve the crime scene
2. Conduct walk through of crime scene
3. Identify evidence during the walk through
4. Sketch crime scene
5. Photograph or video tape crime scene
6. Photograph each piece of evidence individually with an
evidence marker
7. Photograph evidence from every angle
8. Each piece of evidence will be placed in evidence bag or
container
9. Collect evidence using uniform procedures
10. Document collection of evidence
11. Label evidence box or envelope
Questions Scene and Body
1. Did anyone witness the man fall from the sky
2. What time did the witness hear glass breaking?
3. What day did the incident occur?
4. Who else heard the glass breaking?
5. What time did the homeowner discover the body?
6. Was anyone near or around the body when located?
7. Did you notice anything unusual before locating the body?
8. Did you notice anything unusual after you located the body?
9. What time did police arrive on scene?
10. What physical evidence was located at the crime scene?
11. How was the evidence
12. How was the crime scene preserved?
13. Who was present at the crime scene when the police
arrived?

3. 14. What time of day was body located?
15. What was the temperature outside when the body was
located?
16. Was the parachute damage when located on the body?
17. Was there any noticeable tears?
18. What types of impression were located at the scene?
19. Was the homeowner questioned?
20. Who else was questioned at the scene?
21. Were there any other drugs located at the scene?
22. How was the cocaine evidence collected?
23. Was all of the evidence located at the scene?
24. Were the responding police officers interviewed?
25. Did anyone enter the crime scene before the criminal
investigators?
Evidence to be Collected at the Scene
· Drug evidence
· Parachute
· Body
· Fingerprints
· Photographs of evidence
· Two Fake id’s
· Trace evidence from body
Collect and Preserve Evidence
When arriving at a preserved crime scene the evidence is
collected following standardized methods to ensure any
evidence collected can be authenticated for the court case. Any
failures to properly document every step of the preservation,
documentation, collection, and transportation proves can result
in the evidence being excluded from the court process (NIJ,
2009). The drug evidence will be collected using a gloved hand
and placing the drugs in an evidence bag once it has been
photographed from every angle. Once the drug arrives at the lab
it will be tested to ensure it is in fact cocaine and then it will be
weighed.
Next the parachute must be collected. First the parachute
will be carefully collected and placed into an evidence bag. The

4. evidence bag will then be labeled and transported to the lab.
The label will include information, such as where the evidence
was located and who collected the evidence. Once the drugs and
parachute is removed from the body the next piece of physical
evidence to be collected is the body. Before the body can be
collected the coroner must first conduct a forensic investigation
of the body. The coroner will collect any bug evidence or any
trace evidence on the body before taking body temperature and
bagging the hands of the victim. The body is placed in a body
bag and then transported back to the morgue.
Once the crime scene has been photographed, as a whole, the
collection and documentation of evidence will begin (Bishop,
2007). The two fake id’s can provide important investigation to
investigators because it provides a point of references and
allows the investigators to determine if the ids link to a specific
person. The fake ID’s could also contain trace evidence or
fingerprints. Each of the fake ID’s need to be collected
carefully using gloves and be placed in separate evidence
envelopes to ensure the evidence does not become cross
contaminated. Once the fake ID’s arrive back at the lab they
will be dusted for fingerprints as well as swabbed for potential
trace evidence. If investigator can develop a DNA profile they
may be able to identify the victim.
Background Investigation
The background investigation will involve trying to identify
the victim in order to determine how he died. This includes
determining if the fake ID’s are aliases used by the victim that
could potentially link back to his true identity. If the ID’s of the
victim do not lead back to the victim the next step will be to get
the fingerprints of the victim and trying to match them to
fingerprints stored in IAFIS. If the victim has a criminal record
or has ever provided their fingerprints to the government they
will e stored in AFIS. If the fingerprints of the victim to not
lead to his identity the next step are to develop a DNA profile
and attempt to match the DNA profile to profiles stored in
CODIS.

5. References
Bishop, M. (2007). Crime Scene Processing. Retrieved August
25, 2013 from
http://forensic-topics.com/crime_scene_processing_
National Institute of Justice. (2009). A Guide for General Crime
Scene Investigation. Retrieved
November 8, 2013 from
http://www.nij.gov/topics/law-
enforcement/investigations/crime-scene/guides/