CHAPTER TWO: PRINCIPLES OF INVESTIGATION
Nkosingiphile Mbhele
CFSD 201
, Introduction
• The investigation of a crime, incident or transgression is a science.
Therefore an investigator should apply scientific methods, up to date
techniques and logical reasoning during investigation process.
• The investigator must be familiar with the principles of investigation to
ensure that a scientific approach is adopted during an investigation.
• The principles of investigation include identification, individualization, th
Locard exchange principle, examination and the gathering of factual
information that answers questions or solves problems.
• The purpose of identification in forensic investigation is to identify physi
evidence. The Locard exchange principle is known as the foundation on
which identification is based, while individualization can be seen as a m
specific and later facet of identification.
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