Chain of CustodyThe continuity record: who held an item, when, and in what condition.Criminal JusticeContinuity is an evidential requirement, not paperwork.What is recordedWho recovered it, when and from whereUnique reference and seal numbersEvery transfer, with signature and timeStorage location and conditionsAny opening, sampling or resealingWhy it mattersAn unbroken record supports authenticityGaps invite challenge to the whole exhibitContamination risk rises with each handlingDegradation depends on storage conditionsThe record is disclosable to the defenceEducational reference. Continuity failures are a common ground ofchallenge and can exclude otherwise reliable evidence.Chain of Custodylearnposters.com
Chain of Custody — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Chain of Custody poster

10 entries in 2 groups.

Continuity is an evidential requirement, not paperwork.

Educational reference. Continuity failures are a common ground of challenge and can exclude otherwise reliable evidence.

Questions about the Chain of Custody poster

What’s on the Chain of Custody poster?
10 entries in 2 groups. Continuity is an evidential requirement, not paperwork. What is recorded: Who recovered it, when and from where, Unique reference and seal nu…; Why it matters: An unbroken record supports authenticity, Gaps invite challenge to th…. Educational reference. Continuity failures are a common ground of challenge and can exclude otherwise reliable evidence.
Who is the Chain of Custody poster for?
Chain of Custody belongs to the Criminal Justice section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning forensic science can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Chain of Custody poster?
Use it to see why a well-analysed exhibit can still be worthless in court. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Chain of Custody belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Chain of Custody?
How Forensic Evidence Fails, Crime Scene Management and Digital Evidence sit alongside Chain of Custody in the Criminal Justice section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.How Forensic Evidence FailsCrime Scene ManagementDigital Evidence
Is the Chain of Custody poster free to download and print?
Yes. Chain of Custody downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Criminal Justice section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Chain of Custody poster print at?
Chain of Custody is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Chain of Custody loses nothing.Printing guide

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