Home Invasion The Importance of Forensic Evidence (Essay Sample)

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Choose three pieces of evidence from the list presented and complete the questions in the table below.
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Sample 1
Footwear tracks

Sample 2
tool and tool mark evidence

Sample 3
blood evidence

Analyze the evidence and the chemical properties of the material. Key properties such as color, density, chemical or biological composition should be discussed.

A large footwear print with white patches of soil. The soil seemed to have formed a good imprint probably due to the presence of water on the floor where the print was located (Fisher, Barry, & David)

A metal bar and a pipe wrench with a which was used in probably breaking into the room. One part of the metal rod was blue but part of the pain was piling off.

Dried up blood drops on a broken piece of glass. The blood sample could be used in the DNA analysis of the individual and the health condition of the individual

Describe how this evidence was correctly collect from the scene.

A photograph of the print will be taken together with a sample of the soil form the floor where the footwear tracks are.

The metal rod was placed in an evidence bag after being picked with a had covered in gloves. This was to avoid any distortion on the possible finger prints on the bar.

The blood was collect using a swab and placed in a test tube to be analyzed later. The tube was placed in an evidence bag and sealed.

Necessary tests to be performed on this type of sample.

The soil will be tested to determine the possible sources it is from. A chemical test would be important in determining the composition of the soil.

The bar will be used in the collection of finger prints of the suspect. The prints would be necessary and an imperative source of identity of the suspect once collected and analyses

DNA analyses and the blood type tests would be imperative in this case (Miller, Larry & Michael). The health of the individual would also be determined and the possibility of having abused drugs in carrying out the breaking.

Hypothetical results recorded.

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