Types of Evidence (Contact Trace)

Question 1

Evidence can be what?

Answer 1

Direct or circumstantial (indirect)

Question 2

What falls under direct evidence?

Answer 2

Testimonial

Question 3

What is testimonial evidence?

Answer 3

Testimonial evidence includes oral or written statements given to police as well as court testimony by people who witnesses an event

Question 4

Examples of testimonial evidence

Answer 4

• eyewitness accounts
• dashboard video cameras
• confessions

Question 5

What is circumstantial (indirect) evidence?

Answer 5

Circumstantial evidence is evidence that implies a fact or event but does not prove it directly

Question 6

What falls under circumstantial evidence

Answer 6

Physical and biological evidence

Question 7

What is biological evidence? List a few

Answer 7

Biological evidence refers to sample of biological material (DNA)

• saliva
• blood
• teeth
• urine
• hair

Question 8

What is physical evidence? List a few

Answer 8

Physical evidence refers to any material item that would be present at the crime scene, on the victims, or in suspects possession

• drugs and toxic substances
• alcohol
• fingerprints
• tyre marks
• gunshot residues

Question 9

What are the other types of evidence

Answer 9

Class and individual

Question 10

What is class evidence and is it physical or biological?

Answer 10

Class evidence is a material associated with a group of items that share properties or characteristics. Physical.