Wk 3 – Physical Evidence Paper
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Resources: Ch. 5, 8, 9, & 14 of Forensic Science
You are on a team of crime scene investigators. Your team was instructed to collect the physical evidence at a crime scene. Arriving at the crime scene your team observes the following:
Shell casings
Three sets of footprints (two muddy sets and one bloody set) throughout the house
Bloody fingerprints
Tire tracks by the side entrance of the house
Write a 1,050- to 2,100-word paper that includes the following:
Identify the various types of physical evidence encountered at the crime scene.
Describe the preservation and collection of the firearms evidence.
Describe the legal issues regarding physical evidence encountered at the crime scene.
Identify the significance of physical evidence.
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