Discuss the ways in which a person may alter a crime scene in order to obstruct officers from conducting an investigation

What will be an ideal response?


There are several ways in which this may happen. The first would be altering the crime scene by destroying evidence. The second way in which a person may alter a crime scene is by planting false evidence at the crime scene to try and mislead investigators. Thirdly, it is possible to plant false DNA evidence at a crime scene. Investigators feel that this type of crime scene alteration is easier than planting false fingerprints.

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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