1. What are fibers and where are they found? How could forensic scientists use fibers to solve a crime?

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1. What are fibers and where are they found? How could forensic scientists use fibers to solve a crime?

 

2. Define the word probative. What is the probative value of a fiber in a forensic investigation?

 

 

3. Describe steps you would take from collecting a fiber(s) at a crime scene to performing an analysis to determine its identity.

 

 

4.  Which of the 6 fiber types you observed are natural? Which are man-made?

 

 

5.  Are fibers classified or individualized? Why?

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