During the initial survey of a crime scene, why it is necessary to photograph or videotape the area and items of potential interest in their current state?
A) This simplifies inventorying the crime scene.
B) Photographing items to be seized records their actual condition, and precludes damage claims when the items are returned to the offender.
C) To record the fact that a particular item was actually found at the crime scene.
D) None of the above.

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Photographing or videotaping the crime scene helps to document the presence and condition of items as they were found, providing evidence that they were indeed present at the scene.

During the Initial Survey of a Crime Scene, Why It