locards exchange principal- regarding evidence

Question 1

what does Locard principle state?

Answer 1

everythime someone enters an envrionments, something is added and removed from it

Question 2

what is locards exchange principle sometimes referred to as?

Answer 2

’ every contact leaves a trace’

Question 3

who works on locards principle- physical evidence is left at every scene?

Answer 3

SOCO’s

Question 4

which crime scen is most vulnerable to loss or contamination of evidence?

Answer 4

outdoor crime scenes

Question 5

what can individual with access to the crime scene do?

Answer 5

potentially alter, destroy or contaminate evidence

Question 6

what is the greatest risk to evidence on a crime scene?

Answer 6

officers fail to secure the crime scene properly

Question 7

what else can destroy or ruin evidence?

Answer 7

weather

Question 8

what happens if evidence is contaminated?

Answer 8

evidence not useable- waste of police time and crime scene investigaros time

coould lead to convicting the wrong person (miscarriage of justice)
real offender not getting caught and potentially causing further harm