Criminalist Collecting Evidence

The critical question for this week presents a difficult scenario of a criminalist collecting evidence. Task – A Criminalist is collecting evidence from the scene of a shooting. After locating the revolver suspected of firing the shot, the Criminalist picks the gun up by the grip, unloads its, and places the ammunition in an envelope. She then attaches an identification tag to the grip. ...., [then] the Criminalist finds the bullet lodge in the wall. She uses pliers to grab the bullet and pull it from the wall, then inscribes the bullet with her initials and places it in an envelope. What mistakes, if any did Criminalist make in collecting this evidence? - . A Criminalist job is highly important; therefore, it is extremely significant that the evidence collected by the Criminalist be collected in the highest proper manner. In this paper I will explain and give details as what the …show more content…
Packaging evidence is extremely important; if evidences is wrongly package it will not be able to accurately preserve the indication that is much needed to solve a case. In the scenario the Criminalist improperly packages her evidence. For example, the Criminalist package the bullets she collected form the gun into an envelope. It is important when packing ammunition that all protocols must be followed to leave any trace materials surrounding the bullets intact. “[When unloading a weapon] A record should first be made of the weapon’s hammer and safety position; likewise, the location of all fired and unfired ammunition on the weapon must be recorded.…In any case, the investigator [or Criminalist] must protect the bullet by wrapping it in tissue paper before placing it in a pillbox or an envelope for shipment to the crime laboratory” (Saferstein, p187-188). It is important to correctly preserved the evidence to prevent damage that could harm the