Types of Evidence

Which of the following CANNOT be determined from a person's shoe impressions?

• Age
• Body weight
• Surface the person walks on
• Activities of the wearer

Which of the following is an example of testimonial evidence?

• A witness statement

• DNA samples

• A weapon

• Footprints

Which of the following is an example of physical evidence?

• Witness Statement

• Testimony given in court

• Footprints

• Small glass fragments

Which forensics pioneer is known for founding the first ever crime lab and developing "The Exchange Principle"?

• Leone Lattes
• Walter McCrone
• Edmond Locard
• Alphonse Bertillon

Which of the following is an example of Trace Evidence?

• DNA samples

• Footprints

• Blood Spatter

• 911 call transcript

material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group

• trace evidence

• class evidence

• individual evidence

• direct evidence

evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime

• individual evidence

• trace evidence

• direct evidence

• class evidence

Eye witnesses are the best kind of information because their memories are always reliable.

• true

• false

What type of forensic evidence can almost certainly identify any person on the planet?

• Eye scanning

• palm prints

• DNA

• carbon fibre matching

All of the following are physical evidence EXCEPT...

• Hearsay

• Fiber

• Hair

• Fingerprints