What is special crime investigation?

a special crime investigation is a process of applying special equipment and special

expertise; it needs once expertise and a particular special instrument.

The first and most important step in any crime scene investigation is to secure the scene. It
sounds easier than it really is. The scene includes possible witnesses, victims and suspects.
Securing the scene includes keeping unauthorized personnel from cruising through the scene. The
most common contamination results from police, ems, victims and witnesses. The best thing that
can happen to a crime scene once it has been secured is, nothing.

Once the scene has been secured an interview of victims, witnesses and suspects will provide an
overview of what to expect once inside the crime scene. The first responding officer will provide a lot
of information on what was found upon arrival, what has been touched, moved or removed.

The next step is to "walk through" the scene to get an idea of the nature of the crime, how it was
committed, point of entry and point of exit. The purpose of the walk through is to determine what
needs to be more closely examined and what evidence may be present.

Once the safest route for traveling through the scene has been determined, it is time to photograph
the scene. Photographs begin with the general to the specific. A picure of the parking area may be
the starting point, with shots of exeterior walk ways leading to the scene following. All enry point to
the scene need be photographed concentrating on the suspected point of entry. The exterior shots
should present a travelogue of how acess to this scene was had. Once the exterior shots have been
completed the interior shots begin. Once again we start with the general before we concern
ourselves with the specific. Rooom entryways, layouts points of access, contents and furnishing
provide a panorama of the enterior and will tell part of the story to the jury of what took place and in
what order it happened. T

Once the general pictures have been taken, picutures of evidentiary items are next. All photos
should be taken ninty degrees to the surface of the object being photographed. All evidence should
be photographed in place as found first and later with evidentiary markers and if necessary
something to assist in determining the size of the object such as a ruler, pen, coin etc. A
photographic log is kept identifying each picture and the sequence in which it was taken.

Once all photos have been taken it is time to measure and sketch. Every evidentiary item must be
geographically located (measured) and sketched in a field drawing. The drawing can be further
refined later.

The final steps involve the handling and packaging of all evidence. Each piece comes into evidence
at a specific time. That time begins the chain of custody of that piece of evidence. Police are
responsivle for accounting for each piece of evidence that comes into their possession, for every
minute it is in their possession.

The evidence will find its way to the laboratory or the evidence room where further entries are made
to maintain the chain of custody.
The steps in processing a crime scene
1. secure the scene
2. conduct interviews
3. examine the scene (walk-through)
4. Photograph the scene
5. Bag and tag

What is fruit of the crime?

If a drug dealer gets busted and it is found that all the drug money bought him/her that house
the car or whatever else he/she acquired from committing any crime.

Fruits of a Crime = any asset acquired from illegal act(s) / activity(s)