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PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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Types of Evidence bsapp.com
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Common Types of Physical Evidence
Blood, semen, and saliva Documents Drugs Explosives Fibers Fingerprints Firearms and ammunition Glass Hair Impressions Organs and physiological fluids Paint Petroleum products Plastic bags Plastic, rubber, and other polymers Powder residues Soil and minerals Tool marks Vehicle lights Wood and other vegetative matter PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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Documents Hand written Type or Printed Authenticity? bsapp.com
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How “bagged and tagged”
Always wear gloves Flat envelope to fit the document
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Glass How broken? Link a suspect to a crime scene Fingerprints Blood
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How “bagged and tagged”
No Paper or thin Plastic Thicker plastic, or boxes ONLY
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Soils, Minerals, Wood, and Other Vegetative Matter.
Location Link suspect Trace Evidence bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Sturdy containers better than paper
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Fingerprints Mainstay of Forensics Who is on file? bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Fingerprint card with print from crime scene
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Hair What type? How removed? Match to a person DNA bsapp.com
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Fibers Link suspect to a location or victim Origin? bsapp.com
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Paint Origin Match bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Plastic or paper envelopes for the three previous slides
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Firearms and Ammunition
Circumstances of discharge Link to suspect Link to weapon Link to victim bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Proper size Paper or Plastic envelopes
Cardboard boxes
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Powder Residue Evidence of shooting Circumstances of shooting
Type of weapon bsapp.com
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Explosives & Propellants
Link to suspect or victim Origin bsapp.com
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Tool Marks Match tool to marks on control bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” All of the 3 previous slides stored in manila evidence envelopes, boxes or jars
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Impressions bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Dental plaster casts of imprint Photographs
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Drugs Type of Drug? Strength? Origin? Legal? bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Usually plastic bags, these placed in a larger container if necessary
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Blood, Semen, Saliva, Organs, & other Physiological Fluids
Origin DNA Condition bsapp.com
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How to “Bag and Tag” Plastic containers or small boxes for sterile swabs
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How to “Bag and Tag” Breathable, sterile containers
Air-dried before longtime storage
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