Blog #16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

1. What is the most essential factor in solving a criminal investigation?
2. Properly collecting and preserving evidence.
3. During a criminal investigation, so much information can be gathered from processing the evidence at the crime scene. DNA analysis can be taken from tissue samples, fingerprints can be lifted off of surfaces, and fibers can be compared. The physical evidence will also never lie where a suspects testimony might. 
4. (Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. Washington, D.C.: National Academies, 2009. Print.) A book that goes over the importance of forensic sciences in the United States.
5. I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by finding some form of online course that teaches the basics of forensic investigation.