Chapter 2: The Crime Scene Check Access

Many specialists and agencies attend crime scenes; however, it is the Crime Scene Investigator who is the cornerstone at these incidents in terms of: observing, recording, enhancing, recovering, and managing forensic evidence and intelligence. This chapter includes updates to the continuing and unfolding history of the training and governance these professionals go through. An explanation is presented on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation, each United Kingdom police force is required to implement for ISO 17025 and 17020. In essence quality assurance markers of this forensic practice. The landscape of the Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) training and role has continued to evolve, this update incorporates these changes with further indication that digital evidence is becoming more engrained into the definition of trace evidence, with the CSI needing to adapt and expand on their knowledge into more digitally focused work. Changes that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic are discussed along with the softer skills the CSI has that are becoming increasingly important in Situation Crime Prevention and Harm Focused Policing.