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Crime Scene Investigation: Photographs
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Sketches complement notes and photographs made during a crime scene search. A sketch communicates information the way a photo does, but has the advantage of being able to have unneeded and distracting detail left out. Sketches concentrate attention on the most essential elements of the crime scene and their relationships. There are two kinds of crime-scene sketches: rough and smooth. A rough sketch is the kind you draw while at the crime scene. The purpose of a rough sketch is to portray information accurately, not necessarily artistically.
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Long and Harrison agree that observer bias always creeps into photography and crime-scene drawing. If an HDS device is used at the scene, detectives, prosecutors and juries can return to a crime scene in its preserved state.
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Usually, death scene photography must be more extensive than that of other crime scenes. This is due to the severity of the offense. Photograph the approaches to the scene and the surrounding areas (the yard of a building in which a death occurs, general area surrounding an outdoor crime scene). Take closeup photographs of the entrance and exit to the scene or of the route most likely to have been used if the entrance and exit are not obvious.
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Many times, Long responds to a scene weeks after crime-scene investigations are concluded. His job, then, is to scan the scene, and then use the photographic documentation and crime-scene notes to re-create the scene.
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The characters use real cameras when photographing crime scenes. A Nikon F5 was used most often early in the series; now most characters use different models. Warrick can be seen with a Nikon D100 or D70.
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