Bloodstain pattern analysis
1. Select two types of bloodstains patterns discussed in the Bevel book and discuss what each can tell analysts about the particular crime scene.
2. Discuss in detail the guidelines for photographic documentation of bloodstain patterns. Why is documenting the bloodstains important?
Min 350 words total papa format in text citations
Resource
Bevel,T. and Gardner, R. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC: 2008
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The first type of blood stain pattern is the transfer stains. These are marks that are made when an object comes into contact with blood and then moves from that place. The effect is that they are likely to move with stains of blood from the crime scene and this is what creates these patterns. They come in many different forms including a smear that may be formed when a…
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