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crime scene investigation  

Definition

  • Crime scenes, the locus of events such as assault, rape, bombings, armed robbery, and murder, involve the search and collection of physical evidence after a crime has occurred. Thereafter, documentation of the evidence and the application of scientific analysis to establish the facts of the crime result in the collected evidence being used to arrest and prosecute the allegedly responsible party in a court of law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Guide; Crime Scene Investigation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QF08WFL2-H

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