crime scenen.
/ˈkrʌɪm ˌsiːn/, U.S. /ˈkraɪm ˌsin/ Originally U.S.
A place where a crime has been committed; now used esp. with reference to the gathering of forensic evidence. Cf. the scene of the crime at scene n. Phrases 8a.
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1908 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gaz. 24 July 2 (heading) Returns to crime scene.
1917 Blast 15 Feb. 213/1 The discovery of the aforesaid clocks, however, did not leave sufficient time for Mooney and his wife to travel from the crime scene to their home on foot.
1948 Pop. Mech. Apr. 133/1 Train wreckers are no different from other criminals in one respect, says the FBI—they are sure to leave clues at the crime scene.
1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere xiii. 116 He snapped that a sopping wet cop couldn't forensic a crime scene that Vollmer or Maslick would have killed for.
2007 Guardian 19 Feb. 13/4 DNA found at a crime scene was only useful if it identified or eliminated a suspect police already had in their sights.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
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1921 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 12 May 1/6 The scene was an ideal one as far as crime scene effects were concerned.
1940 Chicago Sunday Tribune 7 Apr. iii. 5/5 Subjects to be taught include the correct method of interviewing witnesses and criminals,..fingerprinting, burglary investigations and crime scene searches.
1971 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol, & Police Sci. 62 577/2 The article discusses the present and future trends in crime scene photography.
1992 L. Gough Fall down Easy viii. 79 The bright yellow plastic crime scene tape was now crisscrossed across the bedroom door.
2009 J. Deaver Roadside Crosses iii. 22 The solid, dogged cop relied on traditional techniques for solving crimes: research, canvassing and crime scene analysis.
C2.
crime scene investigation n. the examination of a crime scene for evidence; an instance of this.
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1946 Paris (Texas) News 21 July ii. 3/5 Courses offered include: techniques and mechanics of arrest, Texas law of arrest, conduct of police officers, crime scene investigation.
1987 J. A. Jance Taking Fifth 10 Nobody who ever worked crime-scene investigation thinks of it as glamorous. It's tough, painstaking, stinking, dirty work.
2007 Jakarta Post 18 Jan. 1 A crime scene investigation will be conducted in one or two days, as we're waiting for the Maluku Police team.
crime scene investigator n. a person who examines and gathers evidence from a crime scene; cf. SOCO n.
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1963 Los Angeles Times 1 Sept. 5/1 Fedden..has been serving with the investigation division after earlier experience as patrolman and crime scene investigator.
1988 S. Grafton E is for Evidence 188 The crime-scene investigators would dust and vacuum the car like a crew of charwomen and then they'd begin the painstaking business of analyzing trace evidence.
2009 Irish Times 21 Mar. 7 Garda crime scene investigators examined the murder scene throughout yesterday.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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