Physical Evidence


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Physical evidence has been defined as "any and all objects that can establish that a crime has been committed or can provide a link between a crime and its victim or a crime and its perpetrator"

Saferstein, Criminalistics (6th Edition), Prentice Hall, 1998, p 36

Click on the links below to find out more about the different kinds of physical evidence

Blood, Semen & Saliva

Documents


Drugs

Explosives

Fingerprints


Firearms, Ammunition & Gunshot Residue

Glass

Hair & Fibres

Insects

Toolmarks & Impressions

 

Soil & Minerals

 

Paint

 

Petroleum Products

 

Wood & Vegetative Matter

 

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