UPON RECEIPT OF THE CRIME INCIDENT

1. The Desk Officer shall:

a. Record the date and time the report/complaint was made, the identity of the
person who made the report, place of the incident and a synopsis of the incident.
b. Inform his superior officer or the duty officer regarding the report.

2. The First Responder shall:

a. Cordon off the crime scene with whatever available materials like ropes, straws,
human barricade, police line, etc.;
b. Evacuate injured persons to the nearest hospital;
c. Prepare to take the “dying declaration” of severely injured person, if any;
d. Prevent entry/exit of persons within the cordoned area; and
e. Prepare to brief the investigator of the situation upon their arrival.

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION PROPER

A. Receipt of Briefing and Designation of Command Post
Command Post – an area which, is ideally located adjacent to the Crime Scene where
the CSI Evidence Custodian stays and receives the pieces of evidence turned over to him
for safekeeping by the other evidence collectors.

B. Initiation of Preliminary Survey (Team Leader of CSI or SOCO)

a. Makes a general assessment of the scene;
b. Takes a cautious walk- through of the crime scene;
c. Takes down extensive note to document important factors;
d. Establishes the evidence most likely to be encountered;
e. Defines the extent of the search area;
f. Determines the personnel and equipment needed and makes specific
assignments; and
g. From his assessments, he develops a general theory of the crime scene.

C. Preparation of Narrative Report

The Team leader uses the systematic approach in making a narrative report.

D. Documentation of the Crime Scene

The photographer begins taking photographs as soon as possible. The evidence
collectors do not touch or moved any evidence once it is located until it has been identified,
measured and recorded.

PHOTOGRAPHING THE CRIME SCENE

The main objective crime scene photography is to create an accurate objective visual
record of the crime scene before any item ismoved as possible physical evidence.

MAJOR TYPES OF PICTORIAL VIEWS

1. General View or Long-Range – photograph of the over-all scene.
Distance: From the doorway to the room and other corners of the room
2. Mid-Range View
Distance: Eight or ten feet from the victim
3. Close-up View – every physical evidence must be photographed in close-up view
and for different angles.
CRIME SCENE SKETCHES
A rough sketch is prepared indicating the actual measurement of things with scale and
proportion observed and oriented to the North Pole. All necessary information is placed in the
sketch.

ELEMENTS OF SKETCH
a. Measurement
b. Compass direction
c. Essential items
d. Scale and proportion
e. Legend
f. Title

SPECIFIC KINDS OF SKETCHES

a. Sketch of Locality- give picture of the scene, the crime and its environs, including
neighboring buildings, roads, etc.
b. Sketch of the Ground- picture of the scene of the crime with its nearest physical
surrounding.
c. Sketch in Details – the immediate scene only.
d. Exploded/ cross projection – gives the clear impression of the scene in cases
where blood stains or bullet holes are found.

SKETCHING METHODS
a. Neighborhood sketch
b. Elevation Sketch
c. Floor Plan Sketch
d. Detailed Sketch

TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS
1. Rectangular coordinates method – a sketching method that involves measuring
the distance of an object from two fixed lines at right angles to each other.
2. Triangulation method – a sketching method that requires measuring the distance of
an object along a straight line from two widely separated fixed reference points.
3. Baseline method– a sketching method that makes measurements along from a
single reference line, called a baseline, which can be established by using a length of
string, chalk line, or some other convenient means.
4. Compass point method– a sketching method that requires a protractor or some
method of measuring angles between two lines. One point is selected as the origin
and a line extending from the origin becomes an axis from which the angles can be
measured.
5. Cross projection method – a sketching method in which the ceiling appears to
open up like a lid of a hinged box, with the four walls opening outward.
Measurements are then indicated from a point on the floor to the wall.