Systems Security Certified Practitioner – SSCP – Question0501

Once evidence is seized, a law enforcement officer should emphasize which of the following?

A.
Chain of command
B. Chain of custody
C. Chain of control
D. Chain of communications

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

All people that handle the evidence from the time the crime was committed through the final disposition must be identified. This is to ensure that the evidence can be used and has not been tampered with. The following answers are incorrect:
chain of command. Is incorrect because chain of command is the order of authority and does not apply to evidence. chain of control. Is incorrect because it is a distractor. chain of communications. Is incorrect because it is a distractor.