Forensic Science

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This paper discusses the three major functions of a forensic scientist. The paper looks at the type of evidence to be retrieved from a deceased victim for examination in the crime laboratory. The paper also describes the proper collection and preservation of paint evidence from an automobile suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run incident.

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"Criminalistics is the forensic science of analyzing and interpreting evidence. Forensic scientists examine and identify physical evidence to reconstruct a crime scene. Physical evidence can be a weapon, a piece of clothing, a bloodstain, semen, hair, skin, fibers, dust, pollen, dirt, etc. Criminalists try to use physical evidence to prove a link between a suspect and a crime."

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