![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Swanson, Criminal Investigation 8/e](/sites/dl/free/0072564938/title/Swanson_sm.jpg) Criminal Investigation, 8/e Charles R. Swanson,
University of Georgia Neil C. Chamelin,
Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit Leonard Territo,
University of South Florida- Tampa
Investigators, the Investigative Process, and the Crime Scene
Chapter Objectives
1) Understand the role of the investigator and the skills and qualities he or she must possess |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 2) Discuss the major events in the investigation of a crime |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 3) Explain the seven major steps in a preliminary investigation |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 4) Describe activities conducted in a follow-up investigation |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 6) Outline the purposes and functions of a crime scene investigation |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 7) Explain the "rules" for the crime scene investigator |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 8) Identify the potential threats to investigators' health and safety |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 9) Be familiar with the five major considerations that dominate the crime scene search |
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