 Show 1 Republic of the Philippines Department of the Interior and Local Government NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, PNP Camp Crame, Quezon City April 07, 2011 Standard Operating Procedure Number ODIDM – 2011 - 008 CONDUCT OF CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION I. REFERENCES: a. Instruction of the C,PNP; b. Revised PNP Criminal Investigation Manual 2010; c. PNP Field Manual on Investigation of Crimes of Violence and other Crimes (2011); d. CLC-ADO-01 re Scene of the Crime Operation; e. Primer on Protocol for Explosives Related Incidents Investigation 2010; and f. European Union-Philippines Justice Support (EPJUST) Program/TF USIG Case Review Results. II. PURPOSE: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) is one of the most critical stages of any criminal investigation. The initial actions taken at the crime scene by the First Responders, Investigators and SOCO Team members at the outset of the investigation are of such vital importance that oftentimes their actions would determine the outcome of the investigation. However, while CSI is the most important stage of the investigation in terms of collecting vital forensic evidence and information, this initial stage is also often the most chaotic and therefore prone to errors. Case Reviews of major cases conducted by the DIDM through the EPJUST Program have revealed that one of the major sources of confusion at the crime scene is the unclear delineation of functions of the First Responder (FR), Investigator-on-Case (IOC) and the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) Team of the PNP Crime Laboratory. While the PNP mandated the PNP Crime Laboratory to conduct SOCO as early as 1996, this relatively new doctrine of utilizing the SOCO team in the collection of forensic evidence at the crime scene necessitates the issuance of a protocol if only to lay down the functions, responsibilities and accountabilities of each member of the CSI team. It is imperative to remember, however, that the IOC has the primary responsibility over the crime scene and takes control and supervision in the overall crime scene investigation. A systematic and organized procedure on crime scene investigation is therefore the key to ensuring that all potential physical evidence are properly preserved and collected, all possible witnesses are identified and documented, and all the necessary basic procedures are undertaken properly. Is the SOCO team will jointly conduct the crime scene processing to the IOC?The IOC shall brief the SOCO Team upon their arrival at the crime scene and shall jointly conduct the preliminary crime scene survey.
What is the importance of SOCO team?Scene of crime officers (SOCOs – also known as crime scene investigators or CSIs) work alongside police officers to help solve crimes. They're experts trained to take photographs of evidence and identify traces left at crime scenes.
What is the importance of Soco in police operation?Also prevents them leaving footprints which may incriminate. "A scene of crime officer works alongside police officers to help solve crimes. Their role is to locate, collect, preserve and catalogue evidence from a crime scene. They are also known as crime scene investigators (CSIs).
What are the relationships of investigators and Soco members in processing a crime scene?SOCOs are usually not police officers, but are employed by the police forces. Evidence collected is passed to the detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department and to the forensic laboratories. The SOCOs do not investigate crimes or analyse evidence themselves.
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Should SOCO team join any operations conducted by the local police or accompany the first responders or the IOC in going to the crime scene?
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