When you watch the news, one phrase usually comes up as soon as crime is mentioned: “police have established a crime scene”.

A person's body and any objects found in relation to the crime are also part of a crime scene. The primary crime scene is where the event took place – for example, where a murder, arson attack ...

Lecturer in Criminology. Police and policing. Dept of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University When you watch the news, one phrase usually comes up as soon as crime is mentioned ...