Topic 1. Crime Scene Searches

You learned about four different crime scene searches in this unit. Choose a crime scene search and explain how you would use it in an outdoor scene to collect the evidence.

Topic 2. Processing a Crime Scene

Proper evidence documentation of the crime scene is essential. How would you process the crime scene, from start to finish, using what you have learned in this unit?

Use the resources on this page to help you respond to the discussion topics.

Below are suggested keywords to try on the Find page of this guide and in any of the suggested databases below.

• crime scene processing
• crime scene evidence collection
• crime scene evidence recovery
• environmental crime scene search

Finding Journal Articles and other Publications

To search for reputable journal articles, search ProQuest Criminal Justice, a subset of ProQuest Central that focuses just on the law enforcement-related journals provided by ProQuest. This helps focus your research and cuts out publication types unlikely to have good info on this topic like newspapers.

Finding Articles in Reference Sources - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 

Looking for simple topic overviews? Credo Reference is a great place to start your research.

Below is a search example displaying results in Credo Reference:

Finding Audio/Visual Materials 

Looking for more than just articles? Alexander Street Video and Films on Demand offer great visual materials.