Crime Scene Reconstruction and Evidence Collection

• ​Your group will receive another group's sketch and set of evidence​

• Use the sketch to recreate the other group's crime scene​

• Use metersticks to measure out the x- and y-coordinates to set up the pieces of evidence​

• Once your crime scene has been recreated, it will be check by me!​

• ​After successfully reconstructing your crime scene, your group will work together to collect 2 pieces of evidence.​

• Steps to evidence collection:​​

  • ​Attach and fill out the Chain of Custody label 

  • Create paper bindle​

    Place evidence in bindle and put bindle in zip lock bag​

    Create and evidence ID card ​

  • Place the zip lock bag and evidence ID card into a paper bag​

  • Fold over the bag, tape the opening, and sign over the tape.​

​Tip: Do NOT sign the Chain of Custody

​label until you take your evidence to the crime lab!

​Write down or take a pic of these steps!

• ​After collecting and packaging your evidence you will deliver your evidence to the crime lab (either Mr. Renteria or Mr. Quindara)​

• Your goal is to walk us through how to open an evidence bag and then close it up following the correct procedures​

• Steps to transfer evidence:​

  • Sign the "Chain of Custody" label ​

  • Open the evidence bag at a different opening​

  • Take out the evidence for analysis​

  • Place evidence and evidence ID card back in the bag​

  • Tape over the new opening and sign over the tape​

​Write down or take a pic of these steps!