General Study Guide - Ontario Police College

The only exception is paper exhibits – impressions on paper are not damaged by pressure
but, paper should only be handled when wearing gloves to avoid additional impressions
being added (creates more elimination work and may interfere with existing prints)
Make sure exhibits are not damaged by environmental conditions e.g. heat and humitdity
Caution Re: Damage to Property:
Use common sense to avoid further damage to complainant’s property.
Health Concerns:
Avoid inhaling fingerprint powders and chemicals
Read the MSDS on the products you use.
Ontario Major Case Management
Legislated January 1, 2005 – Ont.Reg 354/04
Minimum Investigative Standards (OMCM Manual and Regulation)
Defined Major Cases
Defined functions and responsibilities for all members of the Investigative Team.
Defined Organizational Structure with one person clearly in charge.
The Forensic Identification Officer is responsible for the examination of the crime scene, as
well as for the audit of all exhibits either in the possession of the Police or the Centre of
Forensic Sciences.
As a Major Case Manager have you structured into your plan how you will react to inclement
weather conditions.
Three continuity logs must be kept at a crime scene:
o Crime Scene Log (entry and exit)
o Exhibit Log (located, seized and removed)
o Body / Victim Log (contact and movement)
All items of potential evidentiary value shall be identified, catalogued, documented, seized
and preserved… (Ontario Major Case Management Manual)
Closing the Crime Scene – “Only the Major Case Manager in consultation with the Command
Triangle, the Forensic Identification Officer and the Scene Investigator, shall have the
authority to release the crime scene…”