Transfer evidence

Material exchanged between people, objects and locations: hair, fibres, paint, glass fragments, soil, biological fluids. Direct application of Locard.

Explained in

Physical Evidence: Nature, Types, Collection and Chain of Custody

Related terms

Chain of custody Class characteristics Conditional evidence Control sample Form 21 (viscera)Individual characteristics Locard's exchange principle Pattern evidence Physical evidence Tamper-evident seal Transient evidence

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