When Deciding Which Items to Collect at the Crime Scene

question 51

Multiple Choice

When deciding which items to collect at the crime scene, an officer should consider:

• A) space in evidence locker is limited, so only most important items should be retained.
• B) it is much better to have many items in the evidence locker that are not used than to discover that something that is needed was not kept.
• C) biological evidence should be photographed but not retained because it will degrade and contaminate the evidence locker.
• D) All of the these factors should be considered when decided what evidence to collect.

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Definitions:

Injections

A medical procedure involving the administration of medication or other substances directly into the body through a needle and syringe.

Therapeutic Intervention

A planned action or process intended to improve health and well-being through medical, counseling, or psychological methods.

Placebos

Substances with no therapeutic effect that are used in clinical trials as a control to test the effectiveness of treatments.

Nocebo Effect

Adverse effect of a placebo.