criminal justice

• cps 


  crown prosecution service

  compromises solicitors

  decide whether police have presented sufficient evidence to charge individual with offence

  collect all legal documents and evidence for prosecution
• magistrates

  run by magistrates

  cases presented by solicitors

  limited sentencing powers
• crown

  run by judge and jury

  cases presented by barristers
• coroners

  run by coroners

  deals with enquires into cause of death

  may have a jury
• FSR

  forensic science regulator
• what stages are a criminal investigation broken down into ton

  investigative and evaluative
• what’s a CAI model

  a reasoning model
• responsibilities of CSI

  attend crime scenes ranging from burglary to murder either individually or as a team

  assist examination
• skills for CSI

  photography

  mark enhancement

  provide intelligence

  attend courts

  evidence recovery
• purpose of CSI

  locate record and recover evidence
• locate (what should a csi do when arriving at a crime scene)

  use info supplied by initial assessment

  consider:

  1. what route you are going to take
  2. point of entry
  3. what potential evidence is there and where will you find it
  4. zones
  5. search pattern
• record: scene documentation

  photos and drawings
• recover

  avoid contamination
• how to show continuity

  exhibit labels

  seals and packaging

  registers

  storage and transport