The basic responsibility of the officer protecting the crime scene is

a. interviewing witnesses.
b. searching the surrounding area for footprints.
c. preserving the crime scene in the same condition as it was left by the criminal.
d. searching for traces left by the criminal.


Answer: c. preserving the crime scene in the same condition as it was left by the criminal.

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