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Trace evidence includes all the small bits and pieces of material that can be used to assist with the investigation of crimes and accidents. Trace evidence originates from the accumulation of material fragments left behind at the scenes of crimes or accidents that serve as reminders of someone or something that was present there during the crime or accident. The traces are often microscopic in size and, therefore, are not noticed right away, particularly by the perpetrators of crime. Fortunately for the police, the criminal is usually too busy to realize that his hairs and clothing fibers were left behind or that he took away fragments of glass on his clothing.
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Bisbing, R.E. (2006). Trace Evidence in the Real Crime Laboratory. In: Mozayani, A., Noziglia, C. (eds) The Forensic Laboratory Handbook. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-946-X:265
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