Module 1 Lesson 1

Which of the following is not an example of a type of physical evidence? • bullet casing • skin fragment • fingerprint pattern • psychological profile

Physical evidence is important because it can…

Which of the following is an identified piece of physical evidence? • blood type • bullet casing • mitochondrial DNA • fingerprint impression

In a court case, a piece of individualized physical evidence is more valuable than a piece of identified physical evidence because it can be…

Which of the follow pieces of physical evidence would mostly likely help convince a jury that a suspect is guilty? • shoe print • blood type • bullet casing • clothing fibre

Identified physical evidence is not useful in a court case when…

With whom do law enforcement officers work closely to convict criminal suspects?

A defense lawyer would likely try to argue that any piece of physical evidence presented by the prosecution was…

When the shoes seized from a break-and-enter suspect are examined, a small piece a glass is found embedded in one sole. Analysis determine that the unique piece of glass came directly from the crime scene. This would be considered…

A victim’s body surfaces nine months after being dumped in the lake. The body had been tied to cement blocks with a torn bedsheet. Forensic scientists were asked to determine if a certain hammer caused the unique marking on skull. During the autopsy it was determined that the victim had been struck with a bullpen hammer. This would be considered…

A plaster cast of a faint shoe print is taken from the scene of a burglary. It is compared to the tread of a suspect’s shoe. The shoe print found at the scene appears to match the tread of thru suspect’s right shoe. This would be considered…

Plaster cast of a faint shoe print is taken at a burglary scene and of a suspect’s shoe. The tread of the shoe print found at the scene appears to match the suspect’s right shoe. Even the location of a staple struck in the tread of the suspect’s shoe matches the impression in the shoe print cast. This would be considered…

The body of a hit-and-run victim was found next to a major highway. A suspect vehicle was located and examined. An impression of a unique watch wristband found on the car’s bumper matched the victim’s watch wristband. This would be considered…

A young boy was kidnapped and his parents were sent a stenciled ransom note. A stencil was later found at a suspect’s home; it matched the stenciled letters on the ransom note. This would be considered….

A bite mark is found in a chuck of cheese left at a crime scene. When the bite mark was compared to the suspect’s teeth, it was found to match. This would be considered …

Duct tape is used to bind a victim’s hands. When the ripped end of this tape was compared to the end of a roll of tape found in the suspect’s home, an exact match was shown. This would be considered …