Module 3: Physical Evidence

Question 1

Physical Evidence

Answer 1

Tangible objects

• Weapons
• Hair
• Blood
• Fibers
• Fingerprints

Question 2

Documentary Evidence

Answer 2

Any type of written or recorded evidence

• Phone Calls
• Recording of Crime by video

Question 3

Demonstrative Evidence

Answer 3

Evidence that is used to help recreate or illustrate a crime

-Model of crime scene for court trials

Question 4

Testimony

Answer 4

Evidence given by a witness during a trial.

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

The process of determining the chemical or physical characteristics of a piece of evidence. (With as much certainty as possible.

Question 6

Comparison

Answer 6

The process of testing a suspect sample with a known sample to prove if they have a common origin.

Question 7

Probability

Answer 7

The frequency of an event

Question 8

Individual Characteristics

Answer 8

Evidence with characteristics that can be traced back to an individual item or person.

• Fingerprints
• Shoe Patterns/Treads and Wear
• Blood
• Semen Samples
• Firearm markings
• Markings on a Fired Cartridge

Question 9

Ridge Characteristics/ Minutiae

Answer 9

Ridge endings, enclosures, and other details that make up a fingerprint

Question 10

Class Characteristics

Answer 10

Characteristics that can only be associated with a group and not a single source

Question 11

Physical Properties

Answer 11

Describes a substance or object without referring to another substance

Question 12

Chemical Properties

Answer 12

Describes what happens when a substance reacts with another substance

Question 13

Radial Fractures

Answer 13

Fractures that extend outward from the point of impact

-Spokes on a wheel

Question 14

Concentric Fractures

Answer 14

Fractures that form a circle around the point of impact

-Occurs after a Radial Fracture

Question 15

Soil

Answer 15

Surface Material from earth

• Natural
• Artificial