Forensic Types of Evidence

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 shoe size?

• Class

• Individual

Which evidence is considered to be more reliable?

• Testimonial

• Physical

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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

Observation

• What a person perceives using his or her senses
• A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
• deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
• Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts

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Perception

• Interpreting information received from the senses
• A statement or assertion of information that can be verified
• deriving the consequences from the facts using a series of logical steps
• Conclusions drawn from assumptions and known facts