ABSTRACT
Crime scene processing is an inherent task and duty associated with most criminal investigations, for rarely does one encounter a crime without some kind of crime scene. Crime scene processing consists of an examination and evaluation of the scene for the express purpose of recovering physical evidence and documenting the scene's condition in situ, or as found. No matter what action a crime scene investigation (CSI) takes, ultimately, he or she will be asked to defend that action in court. Opposite the CSI will be a counsel with little, if any, understanding of the process or practice of crime scene investigation. What the counsel is likely to have, however, are excerpts from various references on crime scene investigation, with no contextual understanding of what they mean. In any investigation, the evidence presents itself as either testimonial evidence or physical evidence. Crime scene analysis demands that the CSI consider the interpretive value of the evidence.
