Forensics Evidence Collection

Which of the following is an example of individual evidence

• a gun
• bullets from the gun
• a burnt match
• DNA

Which kind of evidence can be linked to a single person?

• circumstantial evidence
• individual evidence
• class evidence
• conditional evidence

What is direct evidence?

• Class Evidence
• Physical Evidence
• Testimonial Evidence
• Individual Evidence

The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called

• chain of command

• record of evidence

• chain of custody

• responsibility link

What is the first "S" in the 7 S's of Crime Scene Investigation?

• Search for Evidence

• Scan the scene

• Separate the Witnesses

• Secure the scene

An eye witness' testimony can be affected by...

• All of these

• what faces they saw recently

• how they felt

• what people tell them

material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics

• trace evidence
• individual evidence
• class evidence

material that can be related to a single source

• individual evidence
• control evidence
• trace evidence

The ability to establish the exact whereabouts of an item of evidence and under whose control it was from its collection at the crime scene to its presentation in the courtroom and everywhere in between is called

• chain of command
• record of evidence
• chain of custody

What type of evidence is a handwritten note?

• physical
• trace