Transfer Evidence
Definition
Material exchanged between people, objects and locations: hair, fibres, paint, glass fragments, soil, biological fluids. Direct application of Locard.
Related terms
- Chain of Custody
- The documented chronological record of who collected, handled, transferred, and examined a piece of evidence. For digital evidence, chain of custody includes...
- Class Characteristics
- Features deliberately or systematically imparted to a group of items by design or manufacture, such as the calibre of a bullet, the...
- Conditional Evidence
- Evidence whose meaning comes from the state or condition of a scene at the time of the crime, not from the physical...
- Control Sample
- A water sample collected from the suspected drowning environment at or shortly after the time of body recovery. Its diatom assemblage is...
- Form 21 (Viscera)
- Standard Indian forwarding form for viscera and biological samples sent to the FSL toxicology division, listing exhibits, preservatives, FIR number, autopsy surgeon...
- Individual Characteristics
- Surface features on a fired bullet or cartridge case that arise from random or unique events (tool wear, corrosion, service damage) and...
- Locard's Exchange Principle
- The foundational idea that every contact between two surfaces moves material in both directions, giving the forensic process its starting premise: physical...
- Pattern Evidence
- Two-dimensional or three-dimensional patterns: bloodstain spatter, glass fracture, tool marks, tyre marks, fire burn patterns, gunshot residue distribution.
- Physical Evidence
- Any tangible item or material that can help establish or disprove a fact relevant to a case. Distinguished from testimonial evidence by...
- Tamper-Evident Seal
- A physical barrier (tape, sticker, wax) applied to packaging that shows visible damage if the package has been opened after sealing. Courts...
- Transient Evidence
- Evidence that changes or disappears over time regardless of investigator action: body temperature, odour, melting substances, or fleeting biological changes. Must be...
Explained in
- Physical Evidence: Nature, Types, Collection and Chain of CustodyMaterial exchanged between people, objects and locations: hair, fibres, paint, glass fragments, soil, biological fluids. Direct application of Locard.