CSI Tools Top 7

By: Odalis Hernandez

#7- Tweezers, Scissors and Pliers

These Items are used to pick up small pieces of evidence that could be damaged by using your hands.

#6 -Disposable scalpels and blades

Cutting something that could be important to the crime is made easy with Disposable scalpels and blades. You can throw them away afterwards to avoid getting substances form a different crime scenes on your evidence.

#5- Evidence Bags

Keep the evidence that you collect from the crime scene in a plastic of paper evidence bag. Using this, you can tote the evidence to the lab and dispose of it afterwards.

#4- Cameras

One of the most simple yet effective tools for a Crime Scene Investigator is a camera. An easy way to keep an accurate image of the crime scene and suspects.

#3- Light Sources and Liquids

Tools such as LumaLite and Luminol can detect and find traces of liquids and substances. Luminol is a liquid can pick up the iron in blood stains and detect foot prints. LumaLite is a light that can detect other chemicals when shone.

Luminol

#2- Finger Print Examination

With finger prints, you can easily find your criminal. Using brushes and fingerprint powder can achieve this goal, with adhesive tape to pick it up.

#1-DNA Testing

Using DNA such as hair, saliva or blood can be examined using DNA technology. Specific strands of DNA (double helixes) can be analyzed and compared to the DNA of different suspects.