Handling COVID-19 Exposed Evidence
06/01/2020 - These two videos will highlight the proper precautions to take when conducting
a crime scene investigation where the scene and the evidence are contaminated by COVID-19.
The first video provides an overview of safely collecting and storing contaminated
evidence, maintaining chain of custody, using exposed evidence in a court room, decontaminating
evidence, and lab analyst protections. The second video lays out step-by-step procedures
for safely collecting and packaging latent fingerprint, hair and fiber, serological,
soil trace, impression, and document evidence.. To view these informative videos,
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