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What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence

Investigators and Evidence Technicians

Fragile Evidence (continued)

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  • Consider crowds or hostile environments to be potential contaminants to evidence

Always remember to document if evidence is wet or dry when it is discovered and collected. This information can be very important to the future of the case.

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