Ch 2 Forensic Test Review

Individual evidence has more probative value than class evidence.

If a forensic scientist can piece together broken pieces of glass, it has?

Criminology is another term for forensic science.

A questioned sample is compared to an exemplar sample to determine relevance to a crime.

Individual and class evidence can have probative value.

Which of the following would be considered individual evidence?

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

The reliability of eyewitness accounts can be affected by:

Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence.

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

Which of the following would have the most probative value?

Blood typing would be considered an individual characteristic/evidence.

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

Probability & statistics are important when discussing the significance of class evidence

If evidence has individual characteristics, it

Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?

Testimonial evidence is

Physical evidence is also known as direct evidence.

Fingerprints would be considered individual characteristics.