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CRIME SCENE UNIT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Crime Scene Unit falls under the command of a Detective Lieutenant. CSU consists of two Detectives and one Prosecutor’s Agent, supervised by a Detective Sergeant, who perform all aspects of forensic investigations. The duties of the Crime Scene Unit include crime scene processing, photography, video recording of major crime incidents, identification and evaluation of items of physical evidence, conducting chemical and other scientific analysis processing, preparation of crime scene diagrams, measurements of crime scenes and the location of evidence in accordance with accepted procedures, development of latent fingerprints, examination and analysis of fingerprints, evaluation and comparison of latent fingerprints to known prints, and documentation of post-mortem examinations. The members of the unit also search crime scenes for biological evidence such as blood and other bodily fluids utilizing specialized equipment, including forensic light sources and chemical reagents. Crime Scene Investigators are trained in crime scene analysis and reconstruction, including bloodstain pattern analysis. Members of the Crime Scene Unit also prepare courtroom exhibits for trial use and provide forensic expert witness testimony on fingerprint identifications as required. In addition to working on major crimes cases handled by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, these detectives also provide assistance to the other units of the Prosecutor's Office, such as the SACA Unit, CAR Unit, GGNTF, Trial Team, Special Investigations Unit, Financial Crimes Unit, and Family Unit. Also, CSU provides services and assistance to municipal police departments in the furtherance of solving crimes not directly handled by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. OPERATIONS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN 2012 In 2012, CSU Detectives conducted seventeen death scene investigations involving two homicides, four fatal motor vehicle collisions, two fatal fires, a buried human remains investigation, and nine suspicious death investigations. In addition, CSU Detectives conducted approximately 81 investigations involving attempted murders, fatal fires, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, bank robberies, robberies, drug offenses, burglaries, weapons offenses, various other crimes, police involved shootings and special investigations. CSU Detectives also conducted latent print examinations involving 31 cases, many of which involved subsequent comparison of latent prints to known prints, resulting in several positive identifications. CSU Detectives testified as expert witnesses in fingerprint identification on several cases.