Objectives Of Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Scene Investigation :

• The purpose of crime scene investigation is to help establish what happened (crime scene reconstruction) and to identify the responsible person(s). 

Objectives of CSI:

• To recognise physical evidence
• To preserve physical evidence
• To collect physical evidence
• To interpret physical evidence
• To reconstruct relevant physical evidence
• Determine whether a crime has been committed. If it is determined that there is no crime involved, or if the issue is one for the civil courts, law enforcement personnel have no responsibility.
• If a crime has been committed, determine whether it was committed within the investigators’ jurisdiction.
• Discovery & documentation of all facts pertaining to the complaint in question.
• Identify & eliminate suspects as a result of collected physical & testimonial evidence.
• Maintain a proper chain of custody to ensure that the collected evidence is admissible in court.