Forensic Science Colleges

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Death Investigation: A CSI Guide for the Crime Scene Investigator 1999. 72 pages. Table of Contents: Message From the Attorney General National Medicolegal Review Panel
Acknowledgments
Foreword: Commentaries on the Need for
Guidelines for Death Investigation
Introduction
Medicolegal Death Investigation Guidelines
Section A: Investigative Tools and Equipment
Section B: Arriving at the Scene
1. Introduce and Identify Self and Role
2. Exercise Scene Safety
3. Confirm or Pronounce Death
4. Participate in Scene Briefing
(With Attending Agency Representatives)
5. Conduct Scene Walk Through 6. Establish Chain of Custody
7. Follow Laws (Related to the Collection of Evidence)
Section C: Documenting and Evaluating the Scene
1. Photograph Scene 2. Develop Descriptive Documentation of the Scene
3. Establish Probable Location of Injury or Illness
4. Collect, Inventory, and Safeguard Property and Evidence
5. Interview Witness(es) at the Scene
Section D: Documenting and Evaluating the Body
1. Photograph the Body 2. Conduct External Body Examination (Superficial)
3. Preserve Evidence (on Body) 4. Establish Decedent Identification
5. Document Post Mortem Changes
6. Participate in Scene Debriefing
7. Determine Notification Procedures (Next of Kin)
8. Ensure Security of Remains Section E: Establishing and Recording
Decedent Profile Information
1. Document the Discovery History
2. Determine Terminal Episode History 3. Document Decedent Medical History
4. Document Decedent Mental Health History
5. Document Social History
Section F: Completing the Scene Investigation
1. Maintain Jurisdiction Over the Body
2. Release Jurisdiction of the Body
3. Perform Exit Procedures
4. Assist the Family

Death Investigation: A CSI Guide to a Dead Body for the Crime Scene Investigator