Crime Scene Investigation

Paper Summary:

The paper attempts to show how the reality of crime scene investigation (CSI) differs considerably from the popular media presentations. The paper looks at the research that reveals that CSI is a complex sector of criminal law enforcement that is characterized by the input from various specializations and disciplines and is usually a very time-consuming process.

Outline:
CSI : Meaning, Definition and Description
The Difference Between Fiction and Reality
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The literature on CSI or Crime Scene Investigation and investigators is related to various aspects of forensic science. Common definitions of CSI refer to the important fact that there are multivalent aspects to this occupation, which is often more complex that is publicly perceived. Therefore, a Crime Scene Investigator may be referred to as an ET (evidence technician), CST (crime scene technician), FI (forensic investigator), SOCO (scenes of crime officer), CSA (crime scene analyst), or CO (criminalisticts officer). (How to become a CSI) Basically, the central role of the CSI officer is to "...document, identify and collect physical evidence at a crime scene." (How to become a CSI) A general view of CSI is that is the "...meeting point of science, logic and law." ( Layton)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Forensic Odontologist. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from http://www.kilvington.vic.edu.au/cyber/forensic/Odontologist.htm
• Horswell, J. (2004). The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108726208
• Horswell, J., & Fowler, C. (2004). Associative Evidence - the Locard Exchange Principle. In The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation (pp. 45-55). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108726282
• How to become a CSI. The International Crime Scene Investigators Association. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from http://www.icsia.org/faq.html
• Layton J. How Crime Scene Investigation Works. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from http://science.howstuffworks.com/csi.htm

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