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Evidence Collection Process

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Some individuals do not trust the evidence collection process and may feel that law enforcement professions may often manipulate evidence to get their desired results for a trial or conviction. The evidence goes through safeguards to help prevent the evidence from being manipulated, but there are opportunities to manipulate evidence or to alter the evidence in the collection process to benefit an individual’s agenda during the trial process. I will identify some areas where a corrupt investigator would be able to alter evidence.
Crime scenes are searched in order to find and collect evidence and clues. First, the investigator must insure that the scene is secure and protected. Next, the investigator must plan their search and determine the number of personnel and equipment that will be needed. It is important to remember not to begin searching until the scene has been documented through notes, photography, and sketching. The normal procedure in planning a crime scene search is for the lead investigator or search leader to survey the crime scene by doing a walk through and assign subordinate workers to tasks. There are several factors to consider in the planning process. The factors are the location of the crime, the type of crime and evidence sought, where evidence is most likely to …show more content…

They also affect how a case is explained through witness testimonies and evidence in the trial process. The rules of evidence show the amount of evidence that is required to provide proof of a criminal case. The collection of evidence and information at the scene of the crime needs to focus on forming the elements to the crime being investigated and proving the crime at a criminal trial. The law of evidence guides the crime scene investigative process. The rules of evidence affect how crime scenes are investigated and how a criminal case is presented through the criminal trial process (Buckles,

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