Non - Biological Evidence - Fundamentals of Evidence

Question 1

What are the responsibilities of the Crown?

Answer 1

To preserve and limit loss or damage.
To disclose
To produce the exhibits in legal proceedings
Exhibit destruction
Record, Retain and Reveal

Question 2

What is Continuity?

Answer 2

Prood of the chain of custody

Question 3

What is the Chain of Custody?

Answer 3

When an exhibit is transferred between individuals there needs to be a clear record of who is responsible for the item and all associated documentation needs to be completed.
Documetation proves whether a chain of custody was correctly maintained.

Question 4

What information is needed when labeling an exhibit?

Answer 4

Name of the person collecting the item.
The exact identity of the item is.
Exact location of where is was found.
Date/time of when it was collected.
Signature of the person collecting it.

Question 5

What is trace evidence?

Answer 5

Remnant of a presence or an action. A trace can sometimes be latent, that becomes apart of the story of the scene.

Question 6

What is Forensic Science?

Answer 6

“Forensic science has an object: the study of crime and its traces. These are silent witnesses that need to be detected, seen, and understood to make reasonable inferences about criminal phenomena, investigations or demonstrations for intelligence investigation and court purposes. After all, traces are the most elementary information that results from crime.” - Margot 2011b:100

Question 7

What is the Basic definition of tace evidence?

Answer 7

Physical evidence that is found in small but measurable amounts.

Question 8

What is the practical level definition of trace evidence?

Answer 8

Analysis of materials that because of their size or texture, transfer from one location to another and persist there for some period of time.