SSCP · Question #459
What is the PRIMARY reason to maintain the chain of custody on evidence that has been collected?
The correct answer is C. To ensure that it will be admissible in court. Chain of custody is a legal and procedural concept that documents every person who has handled a piece of evidence, when they handled it, and what was done with it. Its primary purpose is to ensure the evidence is admissible in court - if the chain is broken, a defense attorney…
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- ATo ensure that no evidence is lost.
- BTo ensure that all possible evidence is gathered.
- CTo ensure that it will be admissible in court
- DTo ensure that incidents were handled with due care and due diligence.
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A2% (1)
- B4% (2)
- C89% (50)
- D5% (3)
Explanation
Chain of custody is a legal and procedural concept that documents every person who has handled a piece of evidence, when they handled it, and what was done with it. Its primary purpose is to ensure the evidence is admissible in court - if the chain is broken, a defense attorney can argue the evidence was tampered with or contaminated, making it inadmissible. While proper evidence handling also demonstrates due diligence (option D) and helps avoid losing evidence (option A), those are secondary concerns. Admissibility is the core legal requirement that chain of custody satisfies.
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