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THE CSI TEAM

❖ Only trained personnel are included in a CSI Team.
❖ 1. Team Leader
❖ 2. Evidence Collector
❖ 3. CS Photographer
❖ 4. Health or Medical Officer
❖ 5. Sketcher and Meaurere
❖ 6. Evidence Custodian
❖ 7. Security Officer
 The Team Leader
❖ Responsible for the safety and work performance of the
individual member of the SOCO Team at the CS.
❖ Assumes Control of the CS processing and ensure Security
at the scene
❖ Coordinate with other Law enforcement agencies involved
and make sure cooperation is maintained
❖ Conduct initial walk-through for the purpose of crime
assessment, making preliminary survey evaluation of
potential evidence and preparing a narrative report.
 Photographer
❖ 1. Photographs entire area before it is entered.
❖ 2. Photograph victim, crowd and vehicles
❖ 3. Photograph entire scene with general, medium and close-up
coverage and extreme close-up view using measurement scale
when appropriate
❖ 4. Photographs major evidence items before they are moved.
Coordinate this effort with the Sketcher, Evidence Custodian
and Collector.
❖ 5. Take final photographs to show the condition as released.
 Sketcher
❖ 1. Make a diagram of the immediate area of the scene with
True North as the main orientation.
❖ 2. Indicate on sketch the pieces of evidence and nominate
evidence tags with the custodian and collector.
❖ 3. Indicate adjacent structures, areas and other objects as
necessary.
❖ 4. Identify and label areas to be searched and inform the TL
and other searchers for identified areas.
❖ 5. Make sure that the rough sketch is signed by the IOC.
 Evidence Custodian

❖ 1. Prepare Evidence Log.

❖ 2. Coordinate evidence tag with the Sketcher.
❖ 3. Receive and record all evidence at the scene.
❖ 4. Undertake evidence packaging and preservation
❖ 5. Maintain Chain of Custody of evidence.
 Evidence Collector

❖ 1. Responsible for Collection of each piece of evidence.

❖ 2. Ensure that the proper tags and evidence logs are
properly documented.
❖ 3. Coordinate with the Sketcher as to the sequence of
collection.
❖ 4. Turn-over all collected evidence to the Custodian.
 Forensic Specialists
❖ 1. Medico-legal
❖ 2. Forensic Chemist
❖ 3. PI Examiner
❖ 4. Firearms Examiner
❖ 5. Fingerprint Examiner
❖ 6. Document Examiner
❖ 7. Polygraph Examiner
❖ 8. Forensic Photographer
❖ 9. DNA examiner