Note Taking in a Crime Scence

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Investigative notes are a permanent written record of the facts of a case to be used in further investigation, in writing reports and in prosecuting the case. It is extremely important to start taking notes as soon as possible after receiving a call to respond and continue recording information as it is received throughout the investigation. (C. H. Orthmann, 2010) Who, What, Where, When, How, And Why, will help you collect important information. When investigating, it is not foolish to take a lot of notes, the more the better. The most effective notes are factual, accurate as can be, legible, also arranged in chronological order will keep your notes organized. By including the case number with your notes and filing your notes properly will illuminate the chances of your notes being tampered with. There are advantages and disadvantages of both film, and digital photography. Some people will love film and hate digital, and others love digital and hate film photography. It is all on choice and on one’s preference, and their budget. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Advantages of digital are obvious, pictures can be taken at that second, and it also accurately represents the crime scene. Digital cameras, have been so far advanced, the camera has a memory card slot that can hold over thousands of pictures. One memory card can store more images than a dozen rolls of film. The date and time stamp automatically appear on the picture from when the picture was captured. (C.H. Orthmann, 2010) Digital cameras weigh less. You may view the images immediately after capturing them. Disadvantages of digital cameras are the cost of the camera is a lot more. Digital cameras can easily lose detail in black and white. It is expensive to buy over the film camera. Depending on the photo shot, a film picture could develop better than a digital photo. Advantages of film

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