Why South Wales Police are using the Leica Geosystems BLK360 for Laser Scanning Major Crime Scenes

购买法医激光扫描仪的旅程

Russell Gardner is principal forensic imaging officer at the Joint Scientific Investigations Unit at South Wales Police Headquarters, which also provides services to Gwent Police. The force had been using manual measurement techniques and traditional video/photography at crime scenes, but could see the benefits that laser scanning could bring. “So for a few major cases we paid to bring in an external service – but that was never going to be a long-term solution,” explains Russ.

“ BLK360在我们的犯罪现场调查中表现良好。”拉斯·加德纳（Russ Gardner），南威尔士警察

The benefits of long-term scene capture

According to Russ Gardner: “Our use of the system helps us avoid disturbing the evidence, and we can permanently capture the whole scene before anything is removed or disposed of. We can then go back to the data any time, even years later, to see the height of a bed or a witness viewpoint. This really matters because when you’re at the scene, you can’t possibly know what questions might come up several months down the line.

As forensic imaging specialists, we increasingly make a difference to the outcome of a case, which can also mean making a positive difference for the victim or their loved ones.

使用扫描数据可能很重要。我们在案件的一开始就在那里，收集证据，然后在我们在法庭上介绍和解释时再次出现。参与整个旅程是一种荣幸，而不仅仅是其中的一部分。”

场景1 - 一个被埋葬的受害者

当在临时坟墓中发现尸体时，失踪人员案成为谋杀案。拉斯的团队在拆除尸体之前和之后扫描了葬礼区域，不确定数据可能会提供什么，但希望尽可能充分地捕获最佳的证据。

Experts including forensic archaeologists were able to infer how the grave had been dug and where the suspect had been standing as they had dug and shovelled the soil.

扫描数据是产生非常准确的坟墓形状和结构视觉记录的关键，从2D缩放的图纸，照片和绘图图中通常很难看到。

一位法医考古学家说：“扫描在这种情况下确实非常有效，它在以相对轻松，速度和最重要的是对我的尺度进行缩放的情况下做得很好，而没有侵犯坟墓或所包含的东西。您飞行的视频非常出色，并真正协助了证据。’

高级调查官迪·安迪·迈尔斯（Di Andy Miles）说：“作为此案的高级调查官，我本来会参加现场，为自己观看景观和沉积现场。该技术产生重大影响的地方对他人的利益。在随后的审判中，陪审团明显地没有受益于自己在那里，审判将是多个月后的。我毫不怀疑，在陪审团的法庭环境中展示了这一情感镜头，被告对被告提出认罪的作用有所作为。在这种情况下，诸如此类的技术不能低估”。

场景2——一个车载墙der by stabbing

CCTV footage showed a stabbing late at night in a vehicle parked outside a house. However, it was so dark that it was difficult to interpret the footage. So the following day, Russ’ team used the system to create a “bird’s eye” fly-through of the scene, orienting the vehicle in relation to the CCTV camera and its range of view.

Although the suspect was apprehended by other means, the scan data provided important confirmation and understanding of the location and orientation for all concerned in the case, especially the jury. A conviction resulted.

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