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Crime Scene

When requested by local police departments or by the district attorney, the crime scene analyst responds to crime scenes and performs a variety of investigative tasks to document the crime scene. This includes taking photographs, recovering evidence, collecting DNA, processing fingerprints, and searching for other impression evidence. 

Drill Press, Central MachineryDrill Press

When identifying human remains, DNA extraction from bone material is crucial. 

The overall amount of STR data that is recovered from skeletal remains can be greatly impacted by the quality of the DNA, including the age, quantity, and condition. 

When extracting DNA from bones, a drill press is utilized by applying a 180° angle to the surface of the bone and drilling a 2–6 cm hole with a 6 mm steel drill bit. Bone chips are collected and placed directly into the sample cartridge for analysis in the RapidHIT ID system. 

The RapidHIT ID system can perform a kinship analysis between the unidentified remains and buccal swabs provided by potential family members.

FARO FocusFARO Focus

With a scanning range of up to 350 meters, the FARO Focus is a 3D laser scanner that digitally captures the shape of physical objects to preserve a digital copy of a scene. 

An infrared laser beam is emitted by the 3D scanner onto a rotating mirror, essentially painting the surrounding area in light. The scanning head rotates, sweeping the laser across objects or areas.

The video below demonstrates using the FARO Focus 3D scanner with smartphone-enabled remote control. For time-saving reasons, this video has been accelerated.

SCENEview

SCENEview

The SCENEview is a camera with alternate light source attachments that can be used for discovering and recording evidence such as blood, bodily fluids, gunshot residue, fingermarks, bone and much more.

Utilizing shortwave ultraviolet light (UV) with the SCENEview can be useful in locating skeletal remains due to proteins in bone collagen having fluorescent properties. 

RapidHIT IDRapidHIT ID

In as little as 90 minutes, the Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID System generates forensic DNA profiles, providing law enforcement with an investigative lead within the first crucial hours of an investigation.

The video below demonstrates a 90-minute run with one buccal swab using the RapidHIT ID System. The RapidLINK Kinship Application was utilized for this video to show how the application can verify family relationships by examining specific samples within Cumberland County's RapidLINK database.

For time-saving reasons, this video has been accelerated.


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