bhubaneswar the quality of crime investigation is set to receive a fillip with the odisha police having decided to procure a 3dimensional laser scanner to document crime scenes digitally known as the crime scene scanner the 3d device is equipped with highfrequency infrared laser and an inbuilt camera we are going to use the 3d crime scene scanner for the first time since technology is one of the key features of the state governments 5t initiative we are laying focus on the use of technology in policing a tender has already been floated to procure six crime scene scanner sets in the first phase a senior police officer said at present police adopt the conventional practice of documenting crime scenes on paper and subsequently uploading them on computers they use digital cameras to click the photographs and shoot the crime scenes investigating officers said the quality of manual documentation of crime scene is not foolproof the photos and videos of the crime scenes are not up to the mark as the cameras we use currently lack high frequency technology an investigating officer saidpolice said the 3d laser scanner will prevent investigating officers from visiting a crime scene multiple times they added that a scanner can digitally preserve the nittygritty of the crime spots whereby cops need not revisit the crime scene again and again for investigation the machine can reduce the possibility of human error time taken in documenting a crime scene manually and personnel mobilized for the task the device we have ordered has a scanning diameter of up to 60 metre or more and can record images in 360 degree view its high quality laser will perfectly document every nook and cranny of the crime scene the laser images photographs and videos will later help investigating officers or forensic experts analyse on their computer screens the various aspects of a crime scene including distance path of bullet distance from where it is shot and shoe or tyre marks on ground such benefits are hardly found in normal digital cameras where you tend to miss many important factors the investigating officer saidsources said the 3d scanner acts very fast and can complete the scan operation along with photographyvideography of a crime scene in less than six minutes the scanner will support all 3d software for conducting blood splatter analysis bullet trajectory examination vehicle crash analysis and any other advanced crime scene probe