ABSTRACT

Envision coming across the dead bodies and the related

carnage of a crime scene at night. It is a place of chaos and

confusion, smoke, shadows, and debris. Victims wander

around dazed and stumble into each other; bystanders and

the curious mill around in anxious speculation and antici-

pation. No one really knows what happened, or even when.

They just know that it has happened. The authorities are

supposedly on the way. Then suddenly, someone runs up to

you and puts you in charge. Why? Because you know the

neighborhood.