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What is the first guideline officers will use to determine evidential value?
What is the first guideline officers will use to determine evidential value?
- Evidence can help in linking a suspect to a victim.
- Evidence links a scene to the victim.
- Evidence links the victim to the offender.
- Evidence establishes elements of an offense under investigation. (correct)
How can evidence link a suspect to the crime scene according to the guidelines?
How can evidence link a suspect to the crime scene according to the guidelines?
- By showing the presence of the suspect at the scene. (correct)
- By corroborating witness testimonies.
- By detailing the victim's identity.
- By establishing a motive for the offense.
Which of the following options describes how evidence may link a suspect to the victim?
Which of the following options describes how evidence may link a suspect to the victim?
- By proving a financial transaction between the suspect and the victim.
- By recording the suspect's alibi.
- By connecting the suspect's fingerprint to the victim's belongings. (correct)
- By gathering public complaints about the suspect.
What is NOT a consideration for determining the evidential value of items?
What is NOT a consideration for determining the evidential value of items?
Which guideline emphasizes the relationship between a suspect and the victim?
Which guideline emphasizes the relationship between a suspect and the victim?
Study Notes
Evidence Collection Guidelines
- Officers will use specific guidelines to determine if they should collect and preserve items as evidence.
- Items that are considered evidence must be relevant to the investigation, connecting the crime, suspect, victim, and scene together.
- Evidence must relate to the elements of the crime under investigation.
- The evidence must connect the suspect to the crime scene, the scene to the victim, or the suspect to the victim or victim to the offender.
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Test your understanding of the procedures for collecting and preserving evidence in criminal investigations. This quiz will cover the essential criteria for determining if items should be kept as evidence and their relevance to the case. Enhance your knowledge of how evidence connects suspects, victims, and crime scenes.
