Class vs Individual Evidence
Definition
Class evidence narrows the population (group of possible sources); individual evidence identifies a single source. Lip, ear and bite-mark evidence now sit on the class side in mainstream forensic science.
Related terms
- ABFO No. 2 Scale
- The right-angle L-shaped reference scale with circular targets used in bite mark photography. Its design enables post-capture correction of lens distortion and...
- Cheiloscopy
- Study of lip prints (Greek cheilos, lip; skopein, to examine). The furrow system on human lips was first described by anthropologist R....
- Forensic Odontology
- The branch of dentistry that applies dental knowledge and methods to legal proceedings, including identification of the dead, bite-mark analysis, and age...
- Otoscopy (Earprint)
- Identification using the imprint of the external ear (helix, antihelix, tragus, antitragus, lobe). Iannarelli's 12-measurement system is the historical baseline; modern courts...
- Suzuki-Tsuchihashi Classification
- The 1970 system that divides lip groove patterns into five main types (I, I', II, III, IV, V) based on groove direction,...
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- Lip, Ear and Bite Marks: Cheiloscopy and Forensic OdontologyClass evidence narrows the population (group of possible sources); individual evidence identifies a single source. Lip, ear and bite-mark evidence now sit on t...