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This week I decided to research about all the members of a crime scene investigation. There are various members at all levels or expertise. These include the lead Crime Scene Investigator, CSI unit, Crime Scene Photographer, and Crime Scene Technicians. First, the lead Crime Scene Investigator carries out the initial walk through. He secures and preserves the nature of the carry and assigns each team members responsibilities. After the initial evaluation then the CSI unit can begin to collect and document the evidence. Each person of the CSI unit though has specific jobs though.  Then the Crime Scene Photographer must tag all the pieces of evidence and take their photograph along with a photo of where it was in the room. The crime scene technician is collects and records the evidence into a logbook. They also prepare reports for the lead Crime Scene Investigator. Sometimes there can be a sketch preparer that sketches the crime scene and the important details. He points out which areas need to be searched and takes many measurements. I never knew that so many people can involved at one single crime scene. I feel like it would be a very crowded process that would be hard to get done when so many people are trying to do their own individual responsibilities.  Each website I found always said that this job is a team focused job and it was easy to find information on the topic. 

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