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Role and Documentation of Evidence MCQ

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

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Correct Answer: Words

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

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Correct Answer: Standards of Proof

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

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Correct Answer: Reasonable Suspicion

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

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Correct Answer: True

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Proof is a certainty that a particular _____ is true.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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

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Correct Answer: Probable Cause

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Preponderance of Evidence is a standard of proof relevant in_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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

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Correct Answer: Personally

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

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Correct Answer: Judicial Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Inculpatory Evidence tends to include a person as the_____.

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Correct Answer: Perpetrator

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

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Correct Answer: Identification Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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

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Correct Answer: Extrajudicial Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Exculpatory Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: Document

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

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Correct Answer: Direct Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: Demonstrative Evidence

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

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Correct Answer: Cumulative Evidence

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Corroborative Evidence is evidence that_____already-existing evidence.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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

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Correct Answer: False

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

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Behavioral evidence

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Associative Evidence means evidence that links _____ to each other.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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