Types of Evidence

Question 1

Direct Evidence

Answer 1

Confession (Written or spoken), eyewitness, video of crime

Question 2

Circumstantial

Answer 2

Evidence that suggests who did the crime or what happened

Question 3

Biological

Answer 3

Anything that came from a living organism (Hair, feather, bark)

Question 4

Physical

Answer 4

Anything not from a living organism (Weapon, [print finger or boot])

Question 5

Trace

Answer 5

Measurable amounts of evidence (Drop of blood, STRAND of Hair)

Question 6

Class Evidence

Answer 6

Evidence that narrows down to or excludes a certain group. (Blood type)

Question 7

Individual evidence

Answer 7

Evidence that narrows down to one person (DNA, fingerprint)