Documentation, collection, and preservation of evidence are crucial steps in criminal investigation and often provide the basis for effective identification, documentation, prosecution, and conviction of perpetrators. Crime scene personnel should take all care reasonably possible to ensure the integrity of evidence collected at crime scenes by adherence established policy and associated departmental training.

These resources provide guidelines to document, collect, package, and preserve evidence.

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