1. Roles of the Crime Scene Examiner
i) The Crime Scene Examiner within the Police Force The main function of a Crime Scene Examiner (also known as a Scenes of Crime Officer – SOCO or Crime Scene Investigator – CSI) is to record, gather and preserve all available potential physical evidence to support the investigating officer in their inquiry [Pep05]. ... Crime scene investigators are therefore classed as professional witnesses [Elm10]. ... ii) Health and Safety at the Crime Scene Crime scenes can present numerous risks to the health and safety of all people who enter them. ... Whenever anyone enters a major crime sc...
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