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1. Crime Scene Sketches


•Are created to document a permanent record of a crime scene

–allows investigators who did not see the crime scene to _______________ it

–usually admissible in court


•Should accurately portray the _______________ location of evidence, landmarks and other objects

–provides distances and dimensions not present in photographs, video evidence, etc.


2. Crime Scene Sketches


•Assist with the following:


–interviewing and _______________

–preparing reports

–presenting the case in court


• ______________ photographs, notes, plaster casts and other in investigative techniques


•Should be created for all serious crimes and accident scenes