Montessori Forensics Blog

What, exactly, can be evidence?

The forensic investigator has a big burden, as Evidence constitutes the most important factor to determining a just verdict, and the time may come when attorneys will pore over every detail of how evidence was collected and handled. The chain of evidence or custody chain is important to maintain, and even the smallest gap in that chain is like the grand canyon when the time comes to present it in court.

The chain of evidence is vital in forensics, and it is maintained no matter what branch of forensics is involved. Even veterinarians can be forensic scientists.

Evidence can take many forms, fingerprints, blood and carpet fibers are great, but in the past few years, forensics has gone into the cyber world, and a whole new definition had to be worked out to establish a chain of evidence.

However sometimes even the most confusing evidence can be clarified with a simple search of the internet. Even things like this

posted by Mr. Barkan @ 10:09 PM