FSC100H5 Lecture 7: LEC #7&8 (Crime Scene Mangement II)
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What is this process of safeguarding physical evidence referred to: maintaining the chain of custody , sometimes referred to as: chain of evidence, chain of possession, continuity. What is the purpose: prevents unauthorized persons from accessing, tampering, adding or altering evidence in any way, from its original discovery right through to its presentation in a court of law. How do you attain this: maintaining the chain of custody or possession means a complete and unbroken record of: Where it was located when it became evidence. The date and time it became evidence. The level of information ensures the integrity of all evidence in several ways: protection from dirt, moisture, abrasion, or other adverse conditions, protection from loss or misplacement, protection from tampering. Judicial process will scrutinize the continuity of evidence. Inability to articulate control or possession resulting in potential inadmissibility of evidence.
