A crime scene that has been correctly identified and cordoned off can contain a lot of evidence that needs to be collected and stored properly for it to be in good condition for analysis at any time.

For many officers who are not actually assigned as an evidence specialist, crime scene investigator or other duty that focuses on evidence as the primary item in the day, what actually consists of ...

In the heat of the moment when you are in the middle of dealing with an incident you may not always want to take the time to stop and review the physical evidence you have. Chances are when the chaos ...

KARACHI: "Oh, no. I forgot to bring along the kit needed for fingerprinting." These kind of shortcomings - at times, excuses - on part of police investigators will no longer be heard of as the police ...

Panjim (Goa) [India], April 27 (ANI): Marking World DNA Day, Dr Pinky Anand, former Additional Solicitor General of India, launched Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the collection of forensic ...

Research papers on innovative social programs may be grounded in painstaking and pricey evidence collection, but what good are they if they go unused, not to mention unread? According to a 2014 study ...

Court records show potential missteps as investigators collected evidence from the burning mansion where a wealthy family and their housekeeper were murdered in May 2015. Daron Wint is charged with ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for proper collection and handling of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases, after it observed that many ...

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