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| Which type of evidence is the most reliable? |
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| What is synonymous with physical evidence? |
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| When is class evidence probative? |
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| What is the importance of individual? |
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| Probability and statistics |
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| Significant for circumstantial evidence |
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| What does Questioned samples establish? |
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| relevance to a crime when comparison of a reference sample are provided |
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| Class characteristic example |
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| How can fingerprints be useful? |
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| Example of an individual characteristic. |
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| Why is Richard Crafts relevant? |
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| Historical case also known as the Wood Chipper Case |
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| What is testimonial evidence? |
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| Statements made under oath. |
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| Lighting, nature of crime, prior relationships, prior identification or failure to ID, outside influence, etc. |
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| Factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness accounts. |
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| Set the standards for reliability of eyewitness testimony |
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| What is physical evidence? |
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| Any object or item relevant to a crime. |
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| Evidence with class characteristics |
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| Narrow down suspects and find individual evidence. |
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| What is the meaning of probative? |
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| Ability to prove something |
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| Created from proven or known sources. |
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| What is unique about physical evidence? |
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| Not always considered as individual evidence. |
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| Why is class evidence necessary? |
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| Can be used to narrow a field of suspects by eliminating evidence that is not relevant. |
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| What did the Helle Craft case identify? |
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| Traces of anatomical fragments were identified and provided a link to individual evidence without the presence of an actual body. |
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| Individual Evidence Characteristics |
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| Forensic scientist putting together pieces of glass from a bottle that was used as a weapon. |
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| How can Class Evidence be identified? |
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| How can Individual evidence be classified? |
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| specific and has more probative value. |
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| Piece of evidence with individual characteristics |
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| Link one or a very small number of suspects to a particular crime. |
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| What is the purpose of Indirect Evidence? |
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| Used for evidence that does not prove a fact, but can provide a basis of inference. |
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| What is testimonial Evidence? |
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| Evidence that implies a fact or event without actually proving it. |
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| Why is Direct evidence important? |
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| It can be linked to a unique, single, specific source |
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| What does Class Evidence demonstrate? |
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| Evidence that has characteristics common to a group of similar objects |
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| What type of evidence is Physical Evidence? |
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| Real evidence that can be tangible items that tend to prove some material fact? |
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| Features that are typical of a group. |
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| What are the basis of circumstantial? |
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| Suggestions rather than personal knowledge or observation |
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| Material similar to the questioned and known samples. |
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| What is meant by "Hearsay"? |
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| Witness testimony that relates not what he or she saw, or knows personally, but what others have said. The knowledge is dependent on the credibility of the person who first made the statement. |
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| What does Indirect evidence prove? |
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| Only a basis for interference about the disputed fact. |
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| What is Individual evidence? |
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| Material that can be related to a single source. |
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| What are examples of Physical evidence? |
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| Tangible items that tend to prove some material fact. |
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| Ability of evidence to prove something that is material to a crime. |
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| What are Questioned sample? |
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| Material that has been collected from a known location, but is of unknown origin. |
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| What is said in court by a competent witness. |
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- Indecency with a Child / Molestation Crimes.
- Rape / Aggravated Sexual Assault.
- Statutory Rape.
- Sexual Assault of a Child.
- Possession of Child Pornography.
- Sex Offender Registration Violations.
- Internet Sex Crimes / Attempted Sexual Assault.
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National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) |
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Provides information to the public on the whereabouts of registered sex offenders regardless of state, territory or tribal boundaries.
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