CSR Defined

The Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR) defines reconstruction as: the use of scientific methods, physical evidence, deductive and inductive reasoning and their interrelationships to gain explicit knowledge of the series of events that surround the commission of a crime.

The concepts behind crime scene reconstruction are not new. There is a significant history in forensics relating to reconstructing criminal events using physical evidence.

Crime scene analysis and reconstruction are the process of developing the most objective and concise picture possible of any given event. Every criminal investigation results in the collection of a multitude of facts and evidence from the scene, each of which must be sifted through to define a picture or reconstruction of the crime. In many instances, each item of evidence is looked at in its own right, without consideration of the interrelationships it has to other evidence discovered in the case. This approach often fails to define clearly for the court what actually happened during the incident in question.

Crime Scene Reconstruction and Analysis teaches to apply a clear, objective methodology that considers all known evidence. The accepted methodology is the application of the scientific method to answer specific investigative questions.