Forensics

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here are many types of evidence that fall under that theory. Body fluids are the most important, such as blood, semen, urine, saliva and sweat. With a certain DNA analysis, then blood and seminal fluids can be traced to an individual and be very accurate in doing so. If not, it can at least be determined from what certain population group it belongs to. The manner in which blood or other body fluids should be obtained is with caution and sterile materials. Tape can lift a stain off and all pieces of evidence should be stored separately. This process is usually taken under by crime scene technicians. In order !
to preserve any physical evidence, the hands of the corpse are bagged. This prevents anything from contaminating or altering whatever may be under the fingernails or on the skin. Hair samples can tell only if it is human, which race, location of growth on body and how it was removed. Whenever there is a death due to violence, unexpected, sudden or suspicious circumstances, the body is handed over to the coroner. The autopsy, the examinin...