The Crime Scene Chapter 2 Review

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The Crime SceneChapter 2 Review
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Q. Who is responsible for the integrity of
handling the evidence?

• Chain of Custody is a list of all persons who
  came in possession of an item of evidence.
• Initials and date should be recorded

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Q. What type of evidence is to be retrieved from
a deceased victim for examination in the crime
laboratory?

• Clothing
• Fingernail scrapings
• Head and pubic hairs
• Vaginal, anal and oral swabs
• Bullets
• Hand swabs for gunshot residues

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Q. What determines the manner of collecting and
preserving physical evidence?

• The nature of the evidence

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Q. What court case spoke the indecorum of
warrantless collection of evidence?

• U.S. Supreme Court
• MINCEY v. ARIZONA, 437 U.S. 385 (1978)
• 437 U.S. 385 MINCEY v. ARIZONA CERTIORARI TO THE
  SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA No. 77-5353. Argued
  February 21, 1978 Decided June 21, 1978