Forensic Crime Scene Reconstruction Law and Legal Definition
Forensic crime scene reconstruction refers to the process of determining the sequence of events about what occurred during and after a crime. Forensic reconstructions can be considered both a scientific fact gathering as well as a logical evaluation process.
Requirements for crime scene reconstruction are:
a. physical evidence;
b. photographs from scene and autopsy;
c. forensic evidence including blood spatter evidence and fibers;
d. ballistic, trajectory and shooting reconstruction;
e. notes, measurements, and sketches;
f. footprints, tire prints and other impression evidence;
g. eyewitness reports or interviews;
h. accident reconstruction; and
i. sexual assault reconstruction.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences [AAFS]
- American Board of Forensic Anthropology
- American Board of Forensic Odontology
- American Board of Forensic Psychology
- American Board of Forensic Toxicology [ABFT]
- American College of Forensic Examiners International [ACFEI]
- American Forensic Association
- American Society of Forensic Odontology [ASFO]
- Assimilative Crimes Act
- Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction [ACSR]
