Investigator's Kit
Definition
The fuller toolset carried by the IO and SOCO. Adds presumptive test reagents, fingerprint powders and lifters, casting kits, ALS, biohazard containers, evidence labels and the Form 95 forwarding memo book.
- Users
- Investigating officer and SOCO
- Contents
- Presumptive reagents, print powders/lifters, casting kit, ALS
- Also includes
- Biohazard containers, evidence labels
- Documentation
- Form 95 forwarding memo book
Common questions
How does it differ from a basic first-responder kit?+
It adds presumptive chemical tests, casting and fingerprint recovery materials and formal exhibit documentation, tools suited to processing a scene rather than just securing it.
What is the Form 95 used for?+
It is the forwarding memo book that records each exhibit's chain of custody as it moves from the crime scene to the laboratory.
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