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Evidence
2025-26 Evidence Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Direct evidence | A firsthand account that connects someone to a crime (ex: confession, eyewitness, video, photograph) |
| Circumstantial evidence | Evidence that connects someone to the crime scene, but not the timeline (ex: fingerprints, hair) |
| Physical evidence | Evidence from non-living things (ex: fingerprint, glass) |
| Biological evidence | Evidence that was part of a living thing (ex: DNA, pollen, tooth) |
| Class evidence | Evidence that narrows the group of people (ex: type of car, hair color) |
| Individual evidence | Evidence that leads to one person (ex: fingerprints, DNA) |
| Trace evidence | A tiny amount of evidence (ex: fingerprints, hair) |