Victims may have basic questions about DNA:

• Where can DNA evidence be collected? For more information see Module 3, Topic 1, Crime Scene Issues Related to DNA Evidence.
• If property is taken, will it be returned and in what condition?
• What is a reference sample and how is it used? For more information see Module 3, Topic 2, Initial Considerations in Laboratory Protocol.
• After the reference samples are collected, where are they taken and what is done with them? Why are samples taken from the victim, or others, necessary?
• For how long will samples be kept, by whom, and for what purpose?

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