Development of a Crime Scene House

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Development of a Crime Scene House David
Butler Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science
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Crime Scene House

• 3 bedroom detached house at the Riseholme park
  campus
• Owned by the University, but shared use with
  Lincolnshire Police

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Crime Scene House

• Rooms include
• Kitchen
• Lounge
• Downstairs office
• Twin bedroom
• Single bedroom
• Upstairs office
• Garden patio

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Monitoring Student Performance Dedicated CCTV
control room, Riseholme Park
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Summary of Crime House CCTV costs

• 7 x colour dome cameras 8,847
• JVC TK-C6775E
• 5 colour monitors 2,175
• 16 channel multiplexor 2,559
• Kramer matrix switcher unit 803
• 5 x Sony time lapse
• video recorders 1,930
• 6 x audio microphones
• amplifiers 1,485
• Installation 4,550
• TOTAL 22,349 (ex. VAT)

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Crime Scene House

• Range of scene scenarios used including
• Burglary
• Aggravated burglary
• Assault
• Drugs searches

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Crime Scene Examinations

• Scene location e.g. Environ-Tech Consultancy
  office, Wardens House
• __________________________________________________
  _________
• 1) Force Division
• 2) Investigating Officer
• 3) Exhibits Officer
• 4) Incident Ref. No.
• 5) Time of Occurrence
• __________________________________________________
  _________
• 6) Full Circumstances of the Event
• Names, times, sequence of events, MO
  etc.
• __________________________________________________
  _________
• 7) Action
• __________________________________________________
  _________
• 8) Guidance Notes

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Crime Scene Examinations

• Work in teams
• Scene Manager action plan scene logbook
• Scene Recorder photography sketch(es)
• SOCO(s) max. of 2 search, collect package

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Crime Scene Examinations

• Have to review scene cordon(s), i.e scene
  protection
• Initial scene assessment e.g. point of entry,
  MO, plan of action
• CAP
• Scene recording
• Search strategy
• Packaging procedures/evidence labelling
• Release of scene

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Crime Scene Examinations

• Resources per team include
• SOCO case fingerprints powdering lifting, DNA
  swabs, elimination prints, hairs fibres
• Photographic equipment Nikon FM2/3 (24, 50
  60mm lenses), tripod, side-arm extension, flash
  unit, photographic scales
• Stepping plates (perspex metallic)
• Scene markers
• Search equipment
• Packaging equipment (as per FSS specifications)
• Projectina crime scene lamp
• Projectina electro-static lifting kit

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Crime Scene Examinations

• Assessment
• Scene co-ordination (including log book, action
  sheets, scene protection, contamination avoidance
  continuity of evidence)
• Scene recording
• Correct searching, lifting, packaging labelling
  of appropriate evidence
• Scene report sheet(s)
• Guidance notes to SIO

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Crime Scene House

• Close working relationship with the Scientific
  Support Section, Lincolnshire Police
• SOCO input
• (scene design, training,
• scenario case studies)
• Forensic Photography (certificates of achievement
  awarded to top performing students on Forensic
  Photography unit)

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Any Questions?