Now that you have completed your investigation of the scene, you must decide what you should collect for analysis in the lab.
How many of the items present at the gravesite location are actually evidence that will help your investigation?
Determine what actions to take regarding the objects you discovered at the gravesite once you have read the instructions carefully.
Remember to search carefully for all the evidence, not just that lying on the ground.
This is the excavated grave site. Which items should you collect and bring back to the lab? When you mouse over suspicious items you will see hints. Click on those items and you will be asked to determine which evidence to collect. Remember that you can zoom in and out of the panorama to get a closer look. Your Three Options are:
Collect and Document
If you think an object is relevant to the investigation and should be analyzed further, collect it.
Document only
For objects that are not easily collected, like footprints, you should document them. If you think an object is probably not important, it must still be documented because you must be able to justify your decision not to collect it in your report.
Disregard
If an object has a perfectly natural explanation that is obviously unrelated to the event, you can disregard it without documenting it.
If you think an object is relevant to the investigation and should be analyzed further, collect it.
For objects that are not easily collected, like footprints, you should document them. If you think an object is probably not important, it must still be documented because you must be able to justify your decision not to collect it in your report.
If an object has a perfectly natural explanation that is obviously unrelated to the event, you can disregard it without documenting it.
Incorrect. This object is probably relevant to the investigation. Collect it!
Incorrect. Recall that if you can't collect it or you're not sure if it's relevant, document it! It may come into play later in the case.
Incorrect. This object has a perfectly natural explanation that is obviously unrelated to the event. You don't need to document or collect it!
Correct.
