The Idea That When a Criminal Comes in Contact with Another

question 19

Multiple Choice

The idea that when a criminal comes in contact with another object or person, a cross-transfer of evidence occurs, primarily of hairs and fibers.

• A) anthropometry
• B) cross-contamination
• C) the exchange principle
• D) the Locard principle

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