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Chapter 2 Evidence 7 S's
Chapter 2 Evidence 7 S's
Direct evidence
Testimony by a
witness about what
that witness saw,
heard, or did
Video recording of
the crime
Circumstantial evidence
• also called Indirect
• trace evidence
Physical evidence
• e.g., fingerprints
Biological evidence
• e.g., blood or hairs
4 Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations, Chapter 2
Principle of Exchange
Indirect Evidence
Class Individual
sequence of events
o From before the crime was committed