3D Scanner Technology and Effect On Criminal Investigations

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3D Laser Scanner Technology and Effect on Criminal Investigations
The rising use of the 3D laser scanners in carrying out investigations has been an important issue on all the departments across the nation, and the departments are finding them useful in conducting the crimes investigations. They are investing in acquiring them. The laser scanners work as a reliable tool for capturing and preserving the crime scenes that are different from the traditional methods (KRQE N.pag).
The 3 D laser scanner helps in reducing the investigator’s workflow
The 3D laser scanner helps lower the duration time necessary for the investigators to fully cover a crime scene. The investigators can fly to the crime scene and capture enough data. For those carrying out the investigations that that implies that less time gets taken in the crime scene and more crime scenes can get investigated. It equally means that much fewer persons need to to get sent to the crime scene, that raises the efficiency of the crime departments in accessing an extensive range of crime scenes and reducing the budgets (KRQE N.pag).
Preserving the evidence
The use of a 3D laser scanner facilitates the documentation of the evidence collected in the crime scenes in a digital form. That implies the investigators were in a position to carry out further investigations. Without the help of the 3D laser scanner, the evidence taken at the scene risks getting lost forever. By relying on the digitally preserved data, investigators can get back and access the information they need (KRQE N.

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Used to the CSI effect in courts
The CSI effect is a big issue in the face of the law today. The use of the 3D laser scanner works differently from the regular photo camera accurate capturing of what the scene consists. It facilitates the precise collection of data that is more dependent on as it does not have the same level of manual work that the traditional ones do (KRQE N.pag).

Works Cited
KRQE. YouTube, YouTube, 22 Jan. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NTOXI7kH0o.