Evidence Room Management

Explore the intricacies of evidence room management in a law enforcement setting, including the roles of individuals like Greg Van Buskirk, differences in crime scene management between large and small departments, the distinction between property and evidence, the importance of maintaining chain of custody, procedures for managing evidence and property rooms, and the documentation required for the disposition of property and evidence.

• Evidence management
• Law enforcement
• Chain of custody
• Property disposition
• Crime scene

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1. Evidence Room Management

2. Greg Van Buskirk Retired Police officer from Bellefontaine City Police Department 24 years of service 10 years Evidence and Property management Bellefontaine County Seat of Logan County Area 10 2 mil Population: 14,300 31 sworn officers 3 Administration 3 SRO s 3 Detectives 7 officers/shift

3. Crime Scene management differences between large departments and small/average departments

4. Property Or Evidence??? Property Non-evidentiary Typically found items Evidence Items tied to a criminal case Items that can potentially be tied to an investigation

5. Collecting Evidence Photography Collecting, Processing & Packaging

6. Must maintain strict chain of custody

7. Managing the Evidence and Property Rooms Systems and Procedures Extremely limited access Civilians or Sworn Officers Security of the rooms Audits/Policy Biggest Reason for Lawsuit next to use of force!!

8. Disposition of Property and/or Evidence Documentation from court authorization 2 people present and signing off