Blood evidence collection and sampling has always been an important topic. The subject has been idealized and glamorized by entertainment shows like CSI and others. However, the field is not as easy and basic as it may seem and the field is indeed complex and a large amount of work that absolutely has to be done right the first time so as to preserve convictions and other legal events or standards. The attached documents will look into scholarly articles relating to blood sample evidence and the field at large. What the data means for the wider criminal justice and scientific communities will also be summarized.
Blood Evidence
Blood evidence has become more and more of a prominent facet of crime investigations that in any way involved blood. This can include the form of blood splatter patterns, whose blood is where in general, how blood does or does not place people at the scene, where the blood is not present and how long it has been there. Also important is the evidence chain including chain of custody, how the evidence was collected, how it was analyzed and truly how definitive the evidence is as it relates to proving a criminal case. While blood alone does not typically make or break the case for a district attorney and/or a crime lab, it can absolutely be a deal-breaker if done incorrectly.
Analysis
The author of this report chose blood evidence because DNA and spatter patterns are a huge part of the investigation of crime scenes. Even non-violent crime prosecutions can hinge on blood evidence including placing someone at a scene or when a certain event such as the death or a victim or the timing of a wound. Quite often,...
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