THE JUDICIAL INSPECTION: FROM TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES TO THE APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL RADIOIMAGING MODELS.

Forensic approach in scena criminis has become multidisciplinary for the examination especially in complex cases, so involving different professional profiles within the biomedical sciences. In recent times, innovative methods have been joined by the possibility of using 3D laser scanners of the place, capable of obtaining virtual reconstructions, as an aid in analyzing the environments in which a crime occurred. Through the use of the Leica BKK360, the author simulated indoor and outdoor environments as likely crime scenes, by means of the acquisition and survey of 'point clouds', virtually describing the environments. Hyper-realistic dummies produced by Lifecast Body Simulation were inserted as corpses. Using engineering management software (Leica Cyclone), the advantages and disadvantages of virtual three-dimensional acquisitions in relation to forensic purposes were finally highlighted. The successful outcome of the scans proved the true-to-life reproducibility of virtual environments, with the possibility of easier interactions, adequate simulations and the necessary “crystallization” of evidence sources. In future it will be important to improve the procedure in order to obtain more precise protocols with high quality standards that can ensure that the acquired data will be valid methods with evidentiary effect in judicial trials.