Forensics Chapter 2 (2019)

Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?

Evidence that does not prove a fact, but can provide a basis of inference, is called ____________________ evidence.

Which of the following does NOT influence eye witness testimony?

Individual evidence can have probative value.

Fingerprints would be considered individual characteristics.

Also known as real evidence, ____________________ evidence can be tangible items that tend to prove some material fact.

Known or control sample could come from:

Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence.

A term that means supplying proof or evidence is

Which of the following would be considered individual evidence?

Evidence that can be linked to a unique, single, specific source is called ____________________ evidence.

Blood typing would be considered an individual characteristic.

A questioned sample is compared to a known sample to determine if it is relevant to a crime.

The Coral Watts case is also known as the Wood Chipper Case

Physical evidence is also known as direct evidence.

Evidence that has characteristics common to a group of similar objects is called ____________________ evidence.

Probability and statistics are important when discussing the significance of circumstantial evidence.

Testimonial evidence is:

____________________ evidence implies a fact or event without actually proving it.

If a forensic scientist can piece together broken pieces of glass from a bottle that was used as a weapon, it has:

The reliability of eye witness accounts can be affected by:

If evidence has individual characteristics, it

Class evidence can have probative value.

Which of the following would have the most probative value?

If evidence has class characteristics, it

Individual evidence has more probative value than class evidence.