Individual Project Unit 1

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in 2-3 pages:
  • Identify and describe 5 different types of specific demonstrative evidence.
  • What can demonstrative evidence be used to show? Explain.
  • Define authentication (Rule 901, Federal Rules of Evidence).
  • What types of evidence must be authenticated? Explain why. 
  • How is authentication related to relevance? Explain.
  • Thoroughly explain the process of authenticating both real evidence and demonstrative evidence.
    • How are the processes similar? How are they different? Explain.
  • Specifically, how can the following be authenticated? Explain in detail:
    • Pictorial evidence (photographs, X-rays, videos, and automatic devices)
    • Computer printouts
    • Maps, models, diagrams, charts, and summaries
  • What are the different stages in the evidence chain of custody?
    • Why is the chain of custody so important to successful prosecutions? Explain in detail.
• Use at least 3 scholarly resources to fully support your responses.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style. 

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