Types of evidence FS

Dirt, pollen, hair, skin cells, and carpet fibers are all ______.

• DNA

• forensic science

• tool marks

• trace evidence

Which form of evidence can be associated with a group?

• Class

• Inidiviudal

• Testimonial

• Transient

This type of evidence is based on suggestion rather than observation or facts.

• Transient

• Individual

• Testimonial

• Circumstantial

This evidence can be traced to a single source.

• Transient

• Individual

• Class

• Circumstantial

What type of evidence is DNA?

• Individual

• Class

What type of evidence is shoe size?

• Class

• Individual

Which evidence is considered to be more reliable?

• Testimonial

• Physical

Who is known as the Father of Forensics?

• Edmond Locard

• Mathieu Orfila

• Francis Galton

• Calvin Goddard

What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?

• fingerprints can help identify people

• wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)

• for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

• there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene

Eyewitness

• A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts
• the ability to identify its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions.
• A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
• Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts