NCJ Number
90745
Journal
Revija za Kriminalistiko in Kriminologijo Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Dated: (October-December 1979) Pages: 255-262
Date Published
1979
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Bad accidents and catastrophes frequently have serious consequences involving a considerable number of victims and great material loss. Examination of the scene of such accidents represents a hard task, for it is different from everyday accidents.
Abstract
Examination tasks at the scene of an accident are especially demanding where aircraft accidents are concerned, as multiple goals must be met (estimation of the situation, identification of victims, search for causes, etc.) The following steps should be conducted in a criminalistic-technical examination of the scene of an aircraft accident: identification and examination of the accident, sketching the scene, recording the state of affairs, initial proceedings in the criminal identification of dead bodies, transfer of dead bodies to the morgue, and survey of the scene of the accident. The success of immediate and later examination tasks depends largely on the state of the accident scene being correctly recorded. Marking dead bodies, objects, and traces consists of writing on tablets which have for faster recognition literal markations, i.e., letter 'D' -- dead body, letter 'O' -- object. The possibility of criminal identification by searching microtraces on the victim, personal objects, and luggage; by fingerprints; and other methods are also important. Illustrations and photographs are provided. (Author summary modified)