Introduction

Question 1

What 4 factors affect evidence analysis?

Answer 1

CHAIN OF CUSTODY - evidence render d inadmissible if broken

TURN AROUND TIME - if evidence not analysed by specific time than useless

SAMPLING - too many samples or too little for analysis

REPORTS - lack of uniformity between labs

Question 2

Define the term ‘Chain of Custody’

Answer 2

Document and process used to identify, authenticate and trace evidence from the crime scene to the court room

Question 3

What are the 3 types of federal government laboratories?

Answer 3

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - FBI = analyse certain types of evidence for state and local agencies

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY - Secret Service Lab = deals with counterfeit and fraud

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR - environmentally involved

Question 4

Define the term ‘Forensic science’

Answer 4

Science of associating people, place and things involved in criminal activities for public or legal concerns