10/02/07

Crime scene reconstruction is defined as

The use of scientific methods, physical evidence, inductive and deductive reasoning, and their interrelationships to gain explicit knowledge of the series of events that surround the commission of a crime.

When conducting a crime scene analysis and reconstruction, as much information as possible related to the incident is gathered and considered.  This should include police reports, statements, photographs and video tapes of the crime scene, autopsy reports, hospital records, and crime lab results.

By using a scientific method of considering the information, the analyst develops hypotheses of what is reasonably possible or not possible.  By testing the hypotheses against the physical evidence and other information, a complete picture can often emerge as to what occurred at the crime scene and a theory is developed.  The theory is then presented as a crime scene reconstruction report; offering the most-likely scenario based on know facts and information.