Too broad a question to answer here. It all depends on the type(s) of evidence being collected and the conditions to which it has been exposed.
Fabric forensics is a crucial part of forensic science. It deals with examining certain fabrics, fibers, cords and other types of materials found at the crime scene. Fibers are a form of trace evidence that can be transferred from the clothing of a suspect to the clothing of a victim during the commission of a crime. Textile fibers may be transferred from rugs or blankets; between two individuals; between an individual and an object or between two objects.
All around the crime scene, and sometimes in the get away car
Police use DNA evidence to run tests and find out who committed a crime.
Scientific detectives
Fingerprints were first used in 1892, by Juan Vucetich to help link suspects to crimes.
The more personally identifiable a piece of evidence is, the closer it can be linked to the perpetrator.
It is called "processing"
A crime scene investigation involves securing and documenting the scene, collecting physical evidence such as fingerprints or DNA samples, photographing and sketching the scene, and interviewing witnesses. Forensic analysis of the evidence collected is also a key component in determining what happened at the crime scene.
A rough crime scene sketch is typically done before evidence is collected. This preliminary sketch helps document the layout of the scene, including the location of items like weapons, bodies, and other important details for investigative purposes. It is not meant to be precise, but rather to provide a general overview of the scene.
its evidence. it doesn't mean everything but what is collected during a criminal investigation that helps prove the suspect/prosecutor committed the crime. Much of it is collected at the crime scene, if there is one.
Most blood samples collected at crime scenes IS dried. It is easily reconstituted without degrading the cellular evidence it contains.
ALL that is known, or foreseeably useable, in the prosecution of the offender.
I believe it is. It will show DNA to help find evidence and suspects to close the case! Source: CSI
they would defend themselves by using solid evidence they have collected throughout there investigation. Evidence must be creditable to accept in the court of law. Crime scene investigators in order to maintain reliability must be certain and take every step of collecting evidence seriously. In this factor, experts also used to defend evidence findings from a crime scene. As long as the proper steps taken to collect the evidence to be able to test it then the crime scene investigator has done his or her job. The steps that would fir protocol are chain of custody is the evidence discovered the chain of custody starts. This would include who discovered and collected the evidence where it discovered and how it collected with the time and date. You have the photographs evidence for the location of the crime scene. Where the evidence located on the crime scene and objects that may be of use as evidence. There is the collection of the evidence, which as long as the guidelines followed to the last letter and times and dates put on the package without contamination then the evidence presented in court. The evidence put in a controlled environment until trial. There is the expert witness testimony, which used to defend the evidence creditability and how it relates to the trial. The expert witness can explain the findings of the evidence to show it is link to the defendant in the case.
a questioned specimen is evidence collected at the scene of the crime and a known specimen is something from a known person or source.
No evidence was collected at Caesar's death scene. The senate and the assassins lifted their togas up to their knees and ran out as fast as their legs could carry them. The senate didn't know what was up and feared for their own lives. The conspirators thought that they would be hailed as heroes.
Forensic criminalists are people employed by Police Departments to collect, identify, and report on evidence at crime scenes. They may be sworn police officers or civilian employees. They are patient and methodical in collecting evidence which might show how a crime was committed and by whom. They testify in criminal and civil court cases about how they identified, collected, and tested the evidence they found.