Role and Documentation of Evidence MCQs

Role and Documentation of Evidence MCQs

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A.   People

B.   Places

C.   Things

D.   All of these

2: Evidence that provides a basis on which to identify the characteristics of the person who committed a crime is known as _____

A.   Associative Evidence

B.   Behavioral evidence

C.   Cumulative evidence

D.   Direct Evidence

3: A standard of proof necessary to obtain the conviction of a defendant at trial is known as Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.

A.   True

B.   False

4: Corpus Delicti Evidence helps establish that a crime did not occur.

A.   True

B.   False

5: Corroborative Evidence is evidence that_____already-existing evidence.

A.   Supplements

B.   Strengthens

C.   Both a and b

D.   Duplicates

6: Evidence that duplicates but does not necessarily strengthen already-existing evidence is known as _____

A.   Corroborative Evidence

B.   Cumulative Evidence

C.   Direct Evidence

D.   Demonstrative Evidence

7: Tangible objects produced indirectly from a crime that relate to the crime or the perpetrator is known as _____

A.   Direct Evidence

B.   Demonstrative Evidence

C.   Cumulative Evidence

D.   Corroborative Evidence

8: Evidence that directly demonstrates a fact; there is no need for inferences or presumptions refers to _____

A.   Demonstrative Evidence

B.   Direct Evidence

C.   Cumulative Evidence

D.   Both a and b

9: Documentary Evidence is the evidence that is in some form of a_____.

A.   Mail

B.   Document

C.   Both

D.   None

10: Evidence that tends to exclude a person as the perpetrator is known as _____

A.   Direct Evidence

B.   Exculpatory Evidence

C.   Cumulative Evidence

D.   None of these

11: Persons who provide testimonial evidence based on expert knowledge of a particular issue refer to Expert Witnesses.

A.   True

B.   False

12: Any information upon which an investigative decision can be based but the evidence is not allowed in court is known as _____

A.   Direct Evidence

B.   Extrajudicial Evidence

C.   Cumulative Evidence

D.   None of these

13: Hearsay is a form of testimonial evidence that is ______ information.

A.   Firsthand

B.   Second Hand

C.   Repeated

D.   Both b and c

14: Evidence that has as its purpose the identification of a person is known as _____

A.   Documented Evidence

B.   Identification Evidence

C.   Direct Evidence

D.   None of these

15: Inculpatory Evidence tends to include a person as the_____.

A.   Perpetrator

B.   Suspect

C.   Victim

D.   None of these

16: Evidence that requires inferences in order to draw a conclusion is known as _____

A.   Indirect Evidence

B.   Circumstantial Evidence

C.   Cumulative Evidence

D.   Both a and b

17: Evidence that meets the rules of evidence and is admissible in court is known as _____

A.   Extrajudicial Evidence

B.   Judicial Evidence

C.   Direct Evidence

D.   Both a and b

18: Lay Witnesses are persons who provide testimonial evidence based on facts observed _____

A.   Personally

B.   By someone else

C.   Both

D.   None

19: Preponderance of Evidence is a standard of proof relevant in_____

A.   Civil law

B.   Civil trials

C.   Civil evidences

D.   Both a and b

20: A standard of proof necessary to justify most searches and to make an arrest is known as _____

A.   Probable Cause

B.   Real Cause

C.   Proof Cause

D.   None of these

21: Proof is a certainty that a particular _____ is true.

A.   Fact

B.   Circumstance

C.   Conclusion

D.   All of these

22: Evidence produced as a direct result of the crime having occurred; it can be held or seen is known as Real evidence.

A.   True

B.   False

23: A standard of proof necessary for the police to stop and frisk a person is known as _____

A.   Reasonable Suspicion

B.   Accurate Suspicion

C.   Probable Suspicion

D.   None of these

24: Different levels or degrees by which uncertainty about a fact can be eliminated refers to _____

A.   Standards of Proof

B.   Standards of Evidence

C.   Standards of Suspicion

D.   None of these

25: Testimonial Evidence is in the form of _____ spoken in court by a person under oath.

A.   Writing

B.   Words

C.   Both

D.   None