Computer graphics are now an everyday experience for most of us, they are used on television, films, magazines and the Internet. They can also play a vital role in reconstructing scenes in the courtroom. Computer graphics can be used to simplify events enabling a jury to understand complex and often gruesome scenarios.

Acume Forensics now have the facilities to measure a scene using the latest 3D scanners. Not only is this much faster, it is also very accurate and it records all the information in a scene. This can provide any measurement required in the future, even if thought of as insignificant at the time of scanning.

It’s not only major Crime scenes, but all scenes can be reconstructed as a scale virtual model within a computer. The models are accepted as evidence in UK courts and detail:

• Bullet trajectories
• Witness placement
• Location of evidence
• Deposition sites
• Routes taken by victim, offender, witnesses etc
• Animated events such as Road Traffic Collisions

The end product can be anything from a 2D still image to an animated walkthrough that is part of a larger interactive courtroom presentation.