Question

What do you understand by the term trashing? a. Looking through a suspect’s garbage for possible evidence. b. Destroying hard copies important documents, so as to leave no evidence. c. Gaining financial information through previous acquaintances. d. A broad search on the Internet to obtain valuable information.

Answer 1

Answer: a. Looking through a suspect’s garbage for possible evidence.

Explanation: The term trashing simply means looking through a suspect's garbage for possible evidence. Trashing consists of obtaining and collecting information through files or deleted or discarded documents. Garbage here not only refers to physical trash but also deleted files on digital systems. While criminals throughout history have always tried to take advantage of waste removal to help conceal their crimes, trash has always played key roles in solving crimes.

Answer 2

Looking through a suspect's garbage for possible evidence.

Step-by-step explanation:

When an investigation is being carried out, looking through a suspect's trash is a good strategy.

People tend to discard relevant documents in am investigation through their trash, and looking through their garbage can uncover items that will give insights on cases.

For example if an individual commits a fraud in the process of concealment he may have torn up a document, and put it in the trash for disposal. People feel nobody goes through trash and that it is a good way of disposing evidence.