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ORIGINAL MEDIA
AND
ITS CHAIN OF CUSTODY
(DOCUMENTATION)
BY :
PRACHEE RATNAPARKHI
INDEX.
THE NEED TO PRESEREVE AND SAFELY
HANDEL THE EVIDENCE
STEPS INVOLVED IN ITS
HANDELLING.
WHAT IS CHAIN OF CUSTODY
WHY IS IT NECESSARY
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF CHAIN OF
CUSTODY.
HOW IS IT MAINTAINED DURING AN
INVESTIGATION..
STEPS INVOLVED
ACQUISITION
SEIZURE
AUTHENTICATION
COPYING OR IMAGING OF THE
ORIGINAL MEDIA..
PROPER PAKAGING
PROTECTION FROM ANY
EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL
DAMAGE
ITS NEED
The idea behind recording the chain of custody is to
establish that the alleged evidence is in fact related
to the alleged crime, rather than having, for
example, been planted fraudulently to make
someone appear guilty.
ITS VALUE.
Evidencefound at the scene
of a crime must eventually be
presented and questioned in
the courtroom. For the
evidence to be of use in a trial,
it must make the journey from
crime scene to court in a
validated and secure manner
so that all involved can be
assured that it has not been
contaminated and that the
evidence is relevant to the
crime investigation. In order to
insure validity, investigators
must follow a routine
commonly known as the chain
of custody when it comes to