Evidence Tracking

Explore Crime Scene Guides from the National Institute of Justice website and choose one to complete this assignment.

https://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/investigations/crime-scene/guides/Pages/welcome.aspx

Write a 1,400-word paper in which forensic and other evidence found at the selected crime scene is tracked from collection through presentation.

Include the following:

• Brief description of the chosen scenario
• Two different types of collected evidence
• Sources of the evidence
• Proper collection procedures
• Instructions on how to record the evidence
• Chain of evidence
• Processing protocols
• Interpretation methods
• Preservation of evidence
• Proper presentation methods for different types of evidence
• Consequences of mishandling evidence

Format with APA guidelines.