Forensics

A crime scene investigator observes the scene and makes mental notes (or records them) of what he/she hears, sees, and smells.

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy

Walking around the outside of the scene to see if anything is obvious about the crime.

• secure and protect the scene

• initiate preliminary survey

• prepare a narrative of the scene

• crime scene

A specialized examiner of human skeletal remains for law enforcement.

(They help with the recovery of the remains, identifying the remains, interpreting trauma, and estimating the time of death.)

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy

Finding the boundaries of a crime scene and controlling who goes into and out of the scene.

• secure and protect the scene

• initiate preliminary survey

• prepare a narrative of the scene

• crime scene

Scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime.

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy

The place where something unlawful happened and where forensic evidence can be gathered.

• secure and protect the scene

• initiate preliminary survey

• prepare a narrative of the scene

• crime scene

The notes that presents the full story of what the investigator saw and any impressions the evidence gave that investigator.

• secure and protect the scene

• initiate preliminary survey

• prepare a narrative of the scene

• crime scene

A specialized surgical procedure that is used to determine the cause and manner of death.

• forensics

• forensic anthropologist

• crime scene

• approach the scene

• autopsy