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Chapter 2- Evidence Flashcards

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1
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Evidence that has characteristics common to a group of similar objects

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Class Evidence

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Evidence that can be linked to a unique, single, specific source

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Individual Evidence

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Tangible items that tend to prove some material fact (also known as real evidence)

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Physical Evidence

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Physical evidence is also known as drirect evidence

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False

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Testimonial evidence is generally much more reliable than physical evidence

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False

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Blood typing would be considered an individual characteristic

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False

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Fingerprints would be considered individual characteristics

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True

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

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True

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What evidence is material that is associated with a group

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Class Evidence

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What evidence is based on suggestion rather than personal knowledge or observation

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Circumstantial Evidence

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What is a sample collected from a known source

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Control

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What is a testimony that is usually not admissible in a courtroom

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Hearsay

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What evidence does not prove a fact

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Indirect Evidence

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What material can be traced to a single source

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Individual Evidence

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What is any object or material relevant in a crime

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Physical evidence

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What is the ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime

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Probative Value

17
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What is a sample collected from a known location but an unknown origin

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Questioned Evidence

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What evidence is also known as direct evidence

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Testimonial Evidence

19
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If evidence has class characteristics, it:
A. Can exonerate innocent suspects
B. Has more proative value than direct evidence
C. Can link a suspect to a crime with certainy
D. All of the above

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A. Can exonerate innocent suspects

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Which of the following would ne considered individual evidence?
A. DNA
B. Paint
C. Blood Type
D. Soil
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A. DNA

21
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A term that means supplying proof or evidence is:
A. Provative
B. Material
C. Prima Facie
D. Direct
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A. Provative

22
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Testimonial evidence is:
A. Used to determine the significanceof class evidence
B. verbak statements made by the prosecutor to establish a fact
C. The same as indirect evidence
D. A statement made under oath by a competent witness

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D. A statement made under oath by a competent witness

23
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The reliability of eye witness accounts can be affected by:
A. The interviewing technique used by the investigator
B. The type of crime
C. The time between the crime and the interview
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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If evidence has individual characteristics, it:
A. Has probative value
B. Can link a suspect to a crime with certanty
C. Can exonerate innocent suspects
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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Which of the following is NOT considered physical evidence?
A. Soil
B. Fiber
C. Testimony
D. Toolmarks
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C. Testimony

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If a forensic scientist can piece together roken pieces of glass from a bottle that was used as a weapon, it has: 
A. Individual characteristics
B. Comparative characteristics
C. Class characteristics
D. Identification Characteristics
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A. Individual characteristics

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Which of the following is NOT true about the value of physical ecidence:
A. It can prove that a crime has been committed
B. It is always individual evidence
C. It can link a suspect with a victim or crime scene
D. It can allow invesigators to reconstruct a crime
E. B and D are not true
F. None of these are true

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B. It is always individual evidence

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Known or control samle could come from:
A. The crime scene
B. The victim
C. A known suspect
D. All of the above
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D. all of above

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How can class evidence be usedto narrowa field of suspects?
A. The probabilities can be multiplied together to proviede stronger evidence
B. The more class evidence that exisits, the stronger the case
C. Class evidence can never be used to narrow a field of suspects
D. Both A and B

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D. Both A and B

30
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Which of the following does NOT influence eye witness testimony?
A. Age of witness
B. The relationship to the victim or suspect
C. Stress or fear
D. Whether or not the offender has previous convictions

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D. Whether or not the offender has previous convictions

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