Forensic Science_ Chapter_2

Sample collected from a known location but is unknown origin

How can class evidence be used to narrow a field of suspects?

Fingerprints would be considered individual characteristics.

Phyiscal evidence is also known as direct evidence.

Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?

Tesitmony that is usally not admissible in a courtroom

Which of the following is NOT true about the value of physical evidence?

Known or control sample could come from:

Sample collected from known source

A term that means supplying proof or evidence is

A questioned sample is compared to a known sample to detemine its relevant to a crime.

Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence.

Material that can be traced to a single source is

If evidence has individual characteristics, it

Individual evidence can have probative value.

Also known as direct evidence

Evidence based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation

The reliablity of eye witness accounts can be affected by:

Testimonal evidence is:

Blood typing would be considered an individual characteristics.

Ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime.

The Coral Watts case is known as the wood chipper case.

Material associated with a group.

Evidence that does NOT prove a fact

Class evidence can have probative value.

The significance of Roland Cotton case:

Any object or material relevant in a crime

The significance of Helle Craft case is:

Which of the following does NOT influence eye witness testimony?

If broken glass from a bottle used as a weapon can be peiced together, it has:

If evidence has class characteristics, it

Probability & statistics are important when discussing circumstantial evidence in a case.

Individual evidence has more probative value than class evidence.

Which of the following would be considered indiviual evidence?

Which of the following would have the most probative value?