What is Establishing “Chain of Custody”?

What will be an ideal response?


Ensuring the integrity of the evidence by establishing and maintaining a chain of custody is crucial to a successful investigation. Doing so will protect against subsequent allegations of tampering, theft, planting of evidence, and contamination of evidence.

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The _____ of a skeleton can be determined by observing the shape of the pelvis and sacrum, the size of the cranium, and the protrusion of the brow bone and mastoid process

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the type of youths targeted for sexual solicitations and approaches?

a. Girls are targeted at almost twice the rate of boys. b. Most youths targeted met the aggressor online. c. Most youths targeted were 14 or older. d. Most report the incidents to local law enforcement.

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Non-violent offenders must serve only ______ of their sentence before they can be declared eligible for parole.

a. 10% b. 33% c. 58% d. 85%

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In Santobello v. New York (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

A. when a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, it must be fulfilled. B. defendants must uphold the plea agreement or suffer the consequences. C. a plea of guilty may be accepted for the purpose of a lesser sentence by a defendant who maintains his or her innocence. D. defendants must state that they are voluntarily making a plea of guilty. E. preventive detention can be issued in cases involving juveniles.

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