I have heard that chaulk use is a myth because it contaminates a crime scene... is this true?
2006-10-25 12:02:33 · 8 answers · asked by martiniac 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No longer
We used to use chalk to mark the position of a body for forensic purposes before hi-tech photography came on the scene. It seemed that people who got killed on the sidewalk at night didn't photograph too well in the old days. Even with Flash bulbs it was difficult to see much detail, too.
Chalk isn't even used in the movies either.
2006-10-25 12:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Len_NJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
differnet forensic investigators use many different things, now it is mostly photos and evidence collection of sweeping the crime scenes, so each area and each department with a different method but the actual evidence collection pretty much the same, usually it is a non toxic tape.....(I think)
2006-10-25 19:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by southernboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought they just took alot of pictures and used blocks with numbers on them to mark where evidence was. They try to keep the evidence and body (if it was a murder) there for as long as possible.
2006-10-25 19:04:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ceremony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they smear the blood from the victim to outline the crime scene.
2006-10-25 23:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they just went digital and take pics
2006-10-25 19:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they take digital pics now
2006-10-25 19:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by **PuRe** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not seen it used....
photo's ect and video..
movies add hype to real life to make it even more absurb
freeze!!!!!!!!!!
never heard it used in real life.......................
no warning shots either.................
2006-10-25 19:05:57 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they use special chaLK
2006-10-25 19:10:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋