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Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations

Crime Scene Investigation is the backbone of any criminal investigation. Expert report generated by Crime Scene Investigators are based on scientific evidence and are reported in a standard form. The content, when published should be reviewed rigorously by its peers. The expert report is a docum...

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Main Authors: Khairul Osman,, Gina Francesca Gabriel,, Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16682/1/43243-151922-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.166822021-06-02T06:39:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16682/ Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations Khairul Osman, Gina Francesca Gabriel, Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, Crime Scene Investigation is the backbone of any criminal investigation. Expert report generated by Crime Scene Investigators are based on scientific evidence and are reported in a standard form. The content, when published should be reviewed rigorously by its peers. The expert report is a document detailing out how the investigation process of a crime scene was performed. The process of collecting and evidence processing do not only entail identifying, collecting and storing evidences for later analysis but it is a step by step process that is well structured in a document called Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Crime Scene Investigator. SOP is a complex document and sometimes overwhelmingly technical for the uninitiated. But if understood, it can be a good guide for law practitioners to determine if a piece of evidence should be included in a case. This article details out the SOP which entails groundwork before entering a crime scene, processing of a crime scene and wrapping up of the crime scene investigation. At each step, this paper will look at how it is adopted in current practices, its weakness and suggested improvement that should be adopted to ensure a final quality expert report. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16682/1/43243-151922-1-PB.pdf Khairul Osman, and Gina Francesca Gabriel, and Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, (2021) Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations. Jurnal Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat, 28 . pp. 3-10. ISSN 1394-7729 https://ejournal.ukm.my/juum/issue/view/1378
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description Crime Scene Investigation is the backbone of any criminal investigation. Expert report generated by Crime Scene Investigators are based on scientific evidence and are reported in a standard form. The content, when published should be reviewed rigorously by its peers. The expert report is a document detailing out how the investigation process of a crime scene was performed. The process of collecting and evidence processing do not only entail identifying, collecting and storing evidences for later analysis but it is a step by step process that is well structured in a document called Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Crime Scene Investigator. SOP is a complex document and sometimes overwhelmingly technical for the uninitiated. But if understood, it can be a good guide for law practitioners to determine if a piece of evidence should be included in a case. This article details out the SOP which entails groundwork before entering a crime scene, processing of a crime scene and wrapping up of the crime scene investigation. At each step, this paper will look at how it is adopted in current practices, its weakness and suggested improvement that should be adopted to ensure a final quality expert report.
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author Khairul Osman,
Gina Francesca Gabriel,
Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah,
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Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah,
Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
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title Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
title_short Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
title_full Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
title_fullStr Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
title_sort crime scene investigation issues: present issues and future recommendations
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16682/1/43243-151922-1-PB.pdf
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