Colorado Special Investigations provides crime scene investigation services with a crime scene specialist equipped with providing the needs of our clients. It is sometimes necessary to bring in a specialist from an outside private agency to investigate an alleged crime or suspicious incident. The field of forensic science is so broad today that no government or private agency will have every form of specialty service available from among its organization. Typically, specialists are brought in from private industries, the academic community, private scientific laboratories, and similar association.
When dealing with a high profile crime scene, there are pertinent investigative aspects to consider when hiring a private (CSI) investigator? Consider the following a guide in choosing the professional Crime Scene Investigator to suit your needs. Test them on the basic investigators knowledge on Crime Scene/Investigations Management: they need to have the basic knowledge of the following information provided in the outline, or they are not worth the money you will paying them to do a professional job.
Arriving at the Scene: Initial Response/Prioritization of Efforts
Initial Response
Safety Procedures
Secure and Control of Persons at the Scene
Boundaries: Identify, Establish, Protect, and Secure
Turn over Control of the Scene and Brief Investigator(s) in Charge
Document Actions and Observations
Preliminary Documentation/Evaluation of the Scene
Conduct Scene Assessment
Conduct Scene 'Walk-Through' and Initial Documentation
Processing the Scene
Determine Team Composition
Contamination Control
Documentation
Prioritize Collection of Evidence
Collect, Preserve, Inventory, Package, Transport, and Submit Evidence
Completing and Recording the Crime Scene Investigation
Establish Crime Scene Debriefing Team
Perform Final Survey of the Crime Scene
Documentation of the Crime Scene
Crime Scene Equipment
Initial Responding Investigator
Crime Scene Investigator/Evidence Specialist
Evidence Collection Kits
Make sure the investigator provides you an outline on how they will manage a crime scene.
Competent and reliable crime scene specialist
A specialist that adheres to attention-in-detail and has the professional knowledge of a law enforcement crime scene technician or detective. They are organized with set procedures and protocols
They have a role of presenting themselves as an expert specialist for courtroom testimony
Here are some of our methods, techniques & technology used when performing crime scene investigation.
Law Enforcement and Academically Trained Specialists
Utilizing Advanced Crime Scene Investigation Techniques
Crime Scene Recognition And Documentation
Thorough and Legal Search of Area in Question
Proper Evidence Collection/Packaging And Preservation Recovery Procedures
Expeditious Processing of Evidence without Compromise
Customer Testimonial for Crime Scene Investigations
"My firm has used Colorado Special Investigations (CSI) on numerous occasions for the past year. During that time, CSI professionally provided the following services, process service, skip-tracing, accident investigations, crime scene investigations, and interviewing witnesses, with particular focus on our Domestic/Criminal cases. In a recent case involving allegations of sexual assault, CSI professionally and thoroughly interviewed several witnesses and provided a detailed crime scene investigation that assisted me in obtaining an acquittal. I highly recommend hiring Sean Moncalieri and his team of professionals for meeting your investigative needs."
Anderson & Travis, P.C.
Richard M. Travis
Managing Partner