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    robbery or rape the court that is used for the trail is the Crown court which includes a jury of the defendant’s peers (1). Forensic evidence that is used during a trail has certain procedures and guidance in place ensuring that the evidence is appropriate for the jury. Evidence that is appropriate can be interpreted as viable/suitable for the jury. Therefore, when forensic evidence is put forth in a testimony an expert witness must do it, within criminal procedure rules an expert witness must state

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    remove every possible evidence (Sharma, Khajja, Godara, & Mathur, 2016). Evidence either being, blood, weapons, and tools. Fortunately, forensic technology has developed to be ahead of tamper with evidence. An example of this is the case of “Theft and Murder Unravelled by Forensic Investigation.” In the case, “Theft and Murder Unravelled by Forensic Investigation” was unraveled by the physical examination of the blood at the crime scene (Sharma et al., 2016). This evidence proved the inaccuracy

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    the investigation. There are steps taken in every investigation. Police interview witnesses, check surveillance, interrogate suspects; however, one of the most important steps is the collection and analysis of evidence. According to the Encyclopedia of Criminology (2014), forensic evidence refers to the verbal statements and physical items presented to a neutral fact-finder in the court of law that assist him or her in rendering a verdict (Vandenberg, 2014). In simple terms, it is anything offered

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    Typically, after an explosion there is a fire destroying so much evidence. By the explosion causing fire, this minimizes the amount of analysis that can be collected. However, in the same hand there can many different types of forensic evidence such as the scene, where it actually happened, the location of the location. Such as a bathroom within a five-bedroom home. Some details are irrelevant and some

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    Procedures used to examine and recover forensic evidence from a crime scene. There are many different procedures in Forensic Science which are used to gather evidence from crime scenes, all of which vary due to no crime scene being identical. Examining the evidence from a crime scene is essential and a very important factor of Forensic Science. The evidence gathered from a crime scene will provide facts and piece together information regarding the crime committed, this information is then used to

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    Forensic evidence is tangible evidence that is obtained from the crime scene and examined by utilizing various scientific procedures to assist examiners in cracking a case. This Forensic evidence is obtained at the scene of a crime and transported to a laboratory, where it is handled by specialists. Three types of forensic and physical evidence are fingerprints, digital evidence and impressions. When it comes to fingerprints, no two individuals are the same. This is just one of the many reasons

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    Many different types of evidence are used in court, for example; direct, circumstantial, and real or physical evidence. The most important evidence used in court would be forensic evidence. In “Forensic: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation” by Andrea Campbell, forensic evidence is explained. Forensic evidence is the proof that helps solve a crime. This evidence will be sent to crime labs where experts will analyze it. The evidence can affect or completely change the point of view of the investigation

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    Evidence is collected and constructed to make a case. Evidence can provide detailed information about the event. Police and investigators rely on evidence to uncover the truth. Evidence helps identify the guilt or innocence of a offenders. There are many type of evidence that can be admitted at a trial like testimony, direct evidence and others to help the case. In the passage “Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation” by Andrea Campbell, forensic evidence is the most important type of

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    are trying to capture evidence off the internet, they can print it out or use a screen capture and they will have to collect the metadata. Even though the investigator can use a screen capture, will that satisfy the court? The investigator should use forensic software to collect the metadata and after collecting it, the evidence should be protected (Sullivan, 2015). The person can both encrypt it and perhaps put it under lock and key until the trial to show chain of evidence (Sullivan, 2015).

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    toys and machines that analysts use to test the ever abundant amount of forensic evidence from every crime scene. It makes for an exciting drama that you cannot help but get immersed in—it also gives us a false illusion, however, creating what has been dubbed as the “CSI effect” (Baskin, 2011). This effect describes the idea that crime shows such as CSI generate unreal expectations, making viewers believe that forensic evidence should be existent in all criminal trials, therefore affecting their overall

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