ANTH 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Comparison Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Personal Protective Equipment
27 Jan 2017
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Locard"s principle also applies to contaminating evidence. Defense teams use contamination, or possible contamination, to introduce reasonable doubt. Remember, the prosecution must prove a defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Shedding hair and skin over the scene. Walking through blood or other substances and leaving a trail of their own footprints. Use separate bags for each piece of evidence. Different space and different examiners to analyze victim and suspect evidence. Labs can be accredited, have to go through competency tests every x amount of time. I googled it"s the paper trail of the history of what happened to the evidence, basically a paper trail of documentation. Documentation, maintenance and preservation of evidence from collection to court. Observe evidence left at scene or on the victim or suspect. Eg this bullet was fired from the suspect"s gun. Eg. compare striations on bullets evaluate/analyze the data. Interpret the results - inclusion, exclusion or inconclusive.
