Outline the flow of evidence from crime scene to crime laboratory. Why is case screening an important procedure?
What will be an ideal response?
Flow of Evidence in Order to Maintain Continuity of Evidence
A. Evidence technicians collect evidence at a crime scene and seal it.
B. Evidence is logged in at the property room and then brought to the laboratory, logged out of the property section, and logged in to the forensic laboratory.
C. The crime laboratory unseals the bag, run their tests, reseals the evidence bag, logs it out, and returns the sealed evidence bag to the secure evidence section of the property unit.
D. Any authorized personnel, such as a detective, signs off on the evidence bag when they examine the evidence.
E. At the end of the investigation, the evidence is kept secure by the district attorney's office in case of appeal.
F. There must always be a security oversight of evidence use, continuity of possession, and storage.
Case screening is important in order to not arrest and prosecute innocent individuals, provide probable cause evidence for arrest, and beyond a reasonable doubt, evidence for conviction.
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