# Crime Scene Management and Evidence Handling

> Protect, process and document crime scenes and handle evidence so that it stands up in court.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Security & Law Enforcement
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/security-law-enforcement/crime-scene-management-and-evidence-handling
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=crime-scene-management-and-evidence-handling

## Overview

Many prosecutions fail because evidence was contaminated, lost or poorly documented. This course covers first response, scene protection, search methods, documentation, collection and packaging of physical and digital evidence, chain of custody and giving evidence in court, with practical scene exercises.

## Who should attend

- Police detectives and first responders
- Investigators in public and private sectors
- Forensic and security personnel
- Prosecutors seeking practical understanding

## Learning outcomes

- Secure and protect crime scenes
- Plan and conduct systematic scene searches
- Document scenes with notes, sketches and photographs
- Collect, package and preserve physical and digital evidence
- Maintain chain of custody and present evidence in court

## Course outline

### Day 1: First response

- First responder duties
- Scene protection
- Preserving life and evidence
- Scene logs

### Day 2: Scene processing

- Search methods
- Documentation
- Photography
- Sketching and measurement

### Day 3: Evidence

- Types of physical evidence
- Collection and packaging
- Biological evidence
- Fingerprints and impressions

### Day 4: Digital evidence

- Phones and computers
- Seizure procedures
- Preservation
- Cybercrime scenes

### Day 5: Court

- Chain of custody
- Statements
- Testifying
- Practical scene exercise