Gathering of Evidence (Group 7)
Gathering of Evidence (Group 7)
Gathering of Evidence (Group 7)
OF EVIDENCE
GROUP 7
Labiaga, Gina Mae S.
Garcia, Keren Julia A.
Gonzaga, Catherine P.
“Evidence forms the building blocks of the investigative process and for the final product to be built properly,
evidence must be recognized, collected, documented, protected, validated, analyzed, disclosed, and presented
in a manner which is acceptable to the court.”
CLASSIFICATION OF
EVIDENCE
Circumstantial
Evidence
• Evidences that
implies or indirectly
proves the fact. Also
known as “Indirect
Evidence”.
Testimonial Evidence
• Also known as a
“Personal Evidence”. A
witness’ statement to
manifest the truth.
Documentary Evidence
• Evidence that is in
form of documents
such as letter and
contracts.
Physical Evidence
Material/Tangible objects
that is pertinent to a
3crime.
KINDS OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Associative Evidence-
Corpus Delicti- it means that a evidence that may
substantial evidence must be found associate to the accused
first to prove that a crime really criminal.
occurred before a person can be
convicted.
Tracing Evidence- evidence that may lead
to criminal’s location.
WAYS TO GATHER EVIDENCE
Markings of Evidence
• It is the markings of any
physical objects that found
at the crime scene before it
can be collected. When
marking the evidence, it
involves the measuring of
the evidence.
Collection of Evidence
• Procedure of collecting
evidences in a crime scene
that will be used to solve a
crime. It is done after
photographing and marking
the evidences.
Tagging of Evidence
• It is the labeling/tagging of
the evidence so it can be
easily found. It is done
after collecting the
evidence.
Evaluation of Evidence
• Check and evaluate all the
evidences carefully and
evidences must under go
to crime laboratory if
needed.
CARE, PRESERVATION, AND
TRANSPORTATION OF EVIDENCE
PRESERVATION
All evidences that was collected must be put in a plastic bag and
must be sealed and marked so it cannot be tampered. Evidences
must be preserved so that the DNA won’t be destroyed so it can
reach the laboratory or court the same way it is.
Steps to preserve Evidence
1. Do not touch or move unless it is needed.
2. Avoid contaminating the evidence.
3. Photograph the scene or the evidence before moving.
4. Identify & Record all the evidence found.
5. Maintain the evidence to the person who collected it until it can be
turn over.
6. Separate the evidence from each other to avoid cross- contamination.
7. Put in a paper bag the blood-stained samples to avoid contamination.
TRANSPORTATION