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Worksheet on Individual/Class Evidence
Classify each of the following as individual or class evidence and
then explain
why.
1. This red t-shirt was found in the back seat of a suspects car.
Two pieces
of torn shirt were found at the scene of the crime.
2. Broken brown glass is found at the scene of the crime. Classif
y the
broken fragments.
3. The broken brown bottle was found at the scene. A broken brow
n bottle
neck and top was found in the suspects car. Can the top be
uniquely
associated (individuaLized) with the bottom.
4. The suspect passes a note at the bank. A pad o f paper was
found in the
desk of a suspect.
5. A can of Coke was found at the scene of a crime. Investiga
tors cut the
top to determine whether or not any of the three tab tops foun
d in a
suspects garage can be uniquely associated (individualized)
with the
Coke can.
6. a shoe print was found at the scene of a hit-and-run automob
ile
accident. Witnesses saw a car leaving the scene and obtained
a
description of the car. Explain how a suspects shoe can be
individualized t match a print.
7. The Living section of The Trenton Times eas found at the scene of the
crime. The Sports section was found in the home of a suspect. Is The
Sports section individua[ or c[ass evidence?
8. Powder #1 was found in a baggy in a suspects pocket. Powder #2 was
found on the victim. Is powder #1 CLass or individuaL evidence? Can it
be individualized to Powder #2? ExpLain.
9. Cut pieces of paper?
1O.Torn pieces of paper?
11. A pipe bomb and a burnt fuse was found at the scene of an explosion. A
fuse was found in the suspects garage.
12. A piece of duct tape was taken from a victim’s body at the crime scene.
A roll of duct tape was found in the supect’s car.
13. BuLlets from a gun?
14. Long blond hairs are found at the crime scene. The suspect has long
blond hair. (Be careful with this one!)
15. A pair of latex gloves was found at the scene of a robbery. The box was
found at a suspect’s home. Can the gloves be individualized to the box?
ExpLain.