Triangulation
Definition
A measurement method that fixes an evidence item's position using two distances from two fixed reference points.
Related terms
- Finished Sketch
- Off-scene drawing made later, to scale, with legend and compass. The courtroom version.
- Rough Sketch
- On-scene freehand drawing with measurements, not drawn to scale. Made in the duty diary in pen, never erased.
- Scene Log
- The contemporaneous record of every person entering and exiting the inner cordon, with time stamps and roles; the foundational chain-of-custody document for...
- Three-Tier Perimeter
- The cordoning standard. An inner cordon around the body and evidence, a middle cordon around the search area, an outer cordon around...
Explained in
- Securing and Documenting the Crime SceneA measurement method that fixes an evidence item's position using two distances from two fixed reference points.