The Importance of Securing Crime Scene

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The Importance of Securing Crime Scene
The role of investigation in criminal justice cannot be gainsaid. Crime scenes form the primary investigation component in unraveling the interactions between a victim and the perpetrator of a crime. Evidenced can then be adduced in identifying the nature of the criminal event. Cristian and Svetlana (50) defines a crimes scene as a place where a criminal offense has been committed and requires investigation to be done to establish the mechanism and cause of the event for investigating, tracking, and apprehending the perpetrator. Preservation of crime scenes plays a central role in prosecuting and investigating a criminal event, enabling law enforcement agencies to conduct proper surveillance of the area. Indeed, securing a crime scene is beneficial for preserving material evidence, ensuring the security and safety of the materials of the evidence collected.
Securing a crime scene is necessary for preserving material evidence. The primary role of investigators in a crime scene is maintaining it to ensure that the evidence gathered is accurate and verifiable. The process includes avoiding movements in the crime scene through walking and touching to minimize contamination of the physical evidence and tracks in the scene. De Leeuwe (13) argues that intrusion of the crime scene by unauthorized individuals may compromise the confidence in the evidence collected from the scene. Measures should be taken to ensure that the crime scene is preserved to ensure the evidence and traces are not contaminated before the arrival of the investigation team. The process should involve protecting the scene from the external parameters to the central place where the crime was committed.
Moreover, securing a crime scene is essential in protecting the original site of crime. De Leeuwe (14) describes the status quo of the crime scene as maintenance of the initial state of a c...