Physical Evidence

Front

What should be included on the packaging of any piece of evidence?

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Description of item, source/location of where item was recovered, names of anyone who has had contact with item.

Front

Which of the following items of evidence can leave pattern evidence?

Back

Blood, Hammer, Shoes.

Front

True or False: A vehicle cannot be physical evidence.

Back

False.

Front

What is Impression evidence?

Back

Evidence that includes shoeprints, tire tracks, and bite marks.

Front

When evidence has properties that can be connected to a common source with an extremely high degree of certainty, it has ___________ characteristics.

Back

Individual characteristics.

Front

Define physical evidence.

Back

Any material object that plays a role in a matter under investigation.

Front

What is the difference between class characteristics and individual characteristics?

Back

Class characteristics are shared by a group, while individual characteristics can be traced to a single source.

Front

Give an example of pattern evidence.

Back

Shoeprints left at a crime scene.

Front

What is the significance of DNA in physical evidence?

Back

DNA can provide individual characteristics that link a suspect to a crime.

Front

What type of evidence is a fingerprint considered?

Back

Individual evidence.