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ARSON - RECORDING / DEVELOPING

Of all of the different crime scenes, arson can be one of the hardest to obtain evidence from because of the possibility of the evidence burning. One of the oldest crimes known, arson is defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, as "any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc" (Crime Index Offenses Reported). Contrary to the belief
of many people, fires dont always destroy evidence entirely; "furthermore, incendiary and suspicious fires don't typically destroy all the evidence. In more than half of all the incendiary and suspicious structure fires that occurred between 1991 and 1995, there was no flame damage outside the room of origin. Incendiary and suspicious fires are more likely than most other fires to spread beyond the room of origin, but the differences in likelihood are small. In 40 percent......

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