The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence from the crime scene through to the lab analysis is known as the ____________.

• chain of custody

• chain of command

• police report

• eyewitness account

Indirect evidence that is used to imply a fact but not to prove it directly is known as ________ evidence.

• direct

• circumstantial

• key

• erroneous

In the Jon Benet Ramsey case, there was a 3 page SIGNED ransom note found at the crime scene. How would you classify this piece of evidence?

• direct

• circumstantial

• class

• individual

Evidence that directly proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime.

• direct

• circumstantial

• individual

• class

The first person to a crime scene is known as the ______.

• detective

• first responder

• investigator

• medical examiner

A folded paper used to hold trace evidence is known as a ______.

• label

• sealed evidence

• toggle

• bindle

Is video surveillance considered to be circumstantial evidence or direct evidence?

• circumstantial

• direct

• both

• neither

Is a confession considered to be circumstantial evidence or direct evidence?

• circumstantial

• direct

• neither

• both

Is pollen from a plant considered to be physical evidence or biological evidence?

• Both

• Neither

• Physical

• Biological

What principle states that when a person comes into contact with an object, a cross transfer can occur?

• Locard's Exchange Principle

• Frye Standard for Evidence

• Daubert Ruling for Expert Testimony

• The Law of Transference