Good forensic matches, through techniques such as DNA analysis, latent print development, or microscopic comparisons, are more the exception than they are the rule. These matches can certainly strengthen a case, but should not be counted on in every case. Good forensic crime scene processing starts with two simple steps:

        1. Making appropriate observations

        2. Properly documenting those observations

    Crime scene interpretations, crime scene reconstructions and eventual expert opinions, should always be left to qualified experts. In any given case,it will be impossible for a forensic expert to give such an opinion, if the crime  scene is not properly documented.

    In the everyday context in which the word forensics is used, it implies an advanced degree of training, education, experience, and very expensive equipment. Crime scene processing, however, is quite simple, and when the crime scene investigator makes all the appropriate observations, and then properly documents those observations, the role of the expert witness becomes much simpler.

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