Advantages of class physical evidence

Physical evidence can be defined as any item that can help in establishing that a criminality was committed. The point of having physical evidence is to help provide a link between a crime and its victims. There are many advantages of having physical evidence and one of them is the fact that it helps in providing an element of the crime for instance, force or fear, which helps in proving the case theory (Lyle, 2017). Physical evidence helps in either proving or disproving statements of what may or may not have transpired during the crime.

Another advantage of having physical evidence is that it helps in placing suspects in contact with the victims. Physical evidence helps in establishing the identification of the persons that are involved in the case and they can also help in exonerating innocent suspects (Lyle, 2017). Physical evidence help in corroborating testimonies and they can be used during interviews and interrogations.

Compatibility of forensic databases

If the software and the databanks that are utilized by the state agencies are well-matched, it becomes very easy for matches to be completed within the databanks (Sun et al., 2014). It has become a normal routine for all criminal case details including DNA to be documented and uploaded by forensics in the federal databases to help in any future criminal cases.  Once a crime occurs, its details are normally close referenced with any other similar crimes in the database to see if there is a connection (Sun et al., 2014). Having compatible federal agency databases helps in providing additional information that helps in further investigations, thus helping identify a perpetrator or even link individuals and crime scenes.

 

 

References

Sun, H., Li, H., Liu, C., Yan, J., & Budowle, B. (2014, April). Future directions of forensic

DNA databases. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009716/

Lyle, D. (2017). Differentiating Class and Individual Evidence. Retrieved from

https://www.dummies.com/education/science/forensics/differentiating-class-and-individual-evidence/