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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.6.043

Study of an Efficient Method for Securing Evidence During the Fire Investigation  

Ye, Su-Jo (National Police Agency Crime Scene Investigation Center)
Choi, Don-Mook (Dept. of Building Equipment System & Fire Protection Eng. Gachon Univ.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.6, 2016 , pp. 43-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recent changes in the judicial system in South Korea, including the stronger trial-centrism and legal market opening, have made fire investigations seek more scientific evidence and structure. The collection of physical evidence is very important to prove the substantial truth of a fire at the court. Without the appropriate physical proof, the credibility of a fire investigation is lost as evidence in a court. Therefore, the fire investigation team needs to carefully handle the fire site and fire initiation evidence because evidence of a fire incident can be destroyed easily by chemical and physical damage. In addition, the fire investigation team also needs to carefully record the collections of any evidence including pictures and their analysis. This study proposed the needs of the procedure manual and guidelines that can provide a step-by-step process of fire investigations in South Korea. This study also helps fire investigation agencies to secure fire-scene evidence to distinctly investigate the facts of fire. The guidelines and manual can eventually improve the ways for the fire investigation processes in South Korea.
Keywords
Fire; Fire investigation; Scientific evidence; Evidence;
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