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| Type of crime committed, composition of material (of evidence), general and physical nature of physical evidence, type of question to be resoled, and how was physical evidence created are ways to _____ | classify physical evidence |
| Classifications of crimes committed include: _____ | homicide, burglary, shooting |
| Knowing the type of crime committed gives the analyst _____ | information about what type of physical evidence to expect (bullets, etc.) |
| The problem with classifying by type of crime is _____ | it might reduce the analyst's visionof what to expect |
| Paint, glass, metal are examples of categories in _____ | composition of material |
| Physical, biological, or chemical is a more scientific way to say _____ | animal, vegetable, mineral |
| The general nature of the physical evidence can be classified as _____ | phyical, biological, or chemical (animal, vegetable, mineral) |
| Knowing the general nature of the physical evidence can be a _____ | starting point for investigation |
| The physical nature of the evidence is _____ | solid, liquid or gas |
| 95% of all physical evidence is _____ | solid |
| Type of question to be resolved means _____ | answering the question that needs to be resolved |
| The type of question to be resolved can _____ a suspect when the question is answered. | exclude or exonerate |
| Physical evidence may be used to _____ a crime. | reconstruct or reenact |
| Broken, torn, imprint are used to classify evidence by _____ | how it was created |
| How the physical evidence was created answers the question _____ | how the physical evidence came to be |
| Finding out how the physical evidence was created can _____ | provide a starting point for the investigation |
| Using _____ is the best approach. | a combination of classification system for physical evidence |