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    This document discusses different types of evidence that can be used in legal proceedings. It describes four main types: physical evidence, documentary evidence, observational evidence, and interview evidence. It also discusses the role of forensic accountants in collecting financial evidence, as they have expertise in understanding business and accounting systems. Finally, it outlines some common sources that evidence can be obtained from, such as witness testimony, suspect interviews, and publicly available information sources like books, databases, newspapers and libraries.

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    Running head: TYPES OF EVIDENCE 1

    Types of evidence

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    Types of evidence

    Physical evidence; Physical evidence refers to material objects which are involved in the

    case, which rose litigation. The material is introduced and considered as evidence in the judicial

    proceedings. The content is mainly aimed at proving facts on the issue based on the object's

    physical features. According to the law, it is an offense to conceal, destroy, and tamper with

    objective evidence.

    Documentary evidence: documentary evidence refers to a paper presented and allowed

    as evidence in the trial hearing. Documentary evidence is distinguished from oral evidence. The

    evidence is written rather than spoken. The admissibility of the evidence is based on the

    document's authenticity and the purpose of being offered.

    Observational evidence: it is also referred to as empirical evidence. It refers to the type

    of evidence in which information is obtained utilizing observation and behavior experimentation.

    The data aims to verify the truth: Which may be accurately corresponding to reality or falsity and

    inaccurate claim.

    Interview evidence: interview evidence refers to questioning, interrogating, and

    interviewing (Davydenko et al.,2016). They are aimed at getting the confession of a crime and

    also discovering the truth. The strategy has eliminated past techniques. The techniques involved

    intimidation, coercion, threats, and physical violence.

    Role of forensic accountants in collecting evidence

    Forensic accountants should be responsible and play a crucial role in evidence collection.

    This is because the accountants have a better and deep understanding of the business, financial

    systems, and information. Besides, a forensic accountant has skills and knowledge of auditing as

    well as accounting. He is the most equipped person in evidence collection, which is concerned
    TYPES OF EVIDENCE 3

    with financial matters. An accountant is well-trained equipped with investigative techniques and

    also trained in collecting evidence. They should also play a role in fighting crime and helping the

    law to combat fraud and several financial conflicts. They should also help in preparing economic

    evidence and assist the court to analyze criminal, commercial activities. They should also merge

    with investigation departments and other elements involved in offering review and consultancy

    in courts. Besides, they should document the obtained evidence and provide recommendations on

    the best strategies which need to be utilized in the case approach (Wheeler et al., 2020). The law

    enforcement agencies have only be trained to gather and analyze information that only comes

    from the crime scenes. They may find it challenging to investigate non- visualized crimes.

    Several of the non-visual crimes include cybersecurity and financial activities crimes.

    This implies that evidence collection should not only be left on the hands of law enforcement

    officials. People with prior knowledge of information technology should also be involved to

    collect evidence on cases related to cybersecurity. Forensic accountants should also be included

    since they know the business, information, and financial matters (Mechelen et al.,2016). They

    can be able to collect data which ordinary law enforcement agencies may find it hard to obtain.

    Sources evidence

    There are several sources of information that can be utilized to build a suspect profile.

    The law agencies may obtain information from people who witnessed the suspect commit a

    crime. The individual may include direct victims who observed or were involved in the offense.

    The second source of evidence is interviewing the suspect. The suspect can communicate some

    information that may have a substantial impact on the suspect's profile.

    Information sources available to the public


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    There are several sources of information that are also accessible by the general public.

    Books are on the source. They are widely available in bookshops, schools as well as libraries.

    The second source of information is the database. The database provides the public with

    information that contains citations form magazines, newspapers, and journals. Other information

    sources available to the public include newspapers, books, library catalog, internet, and

    encyclopedia.

    Rütten, A., Schow, D., Breda, J., Galea, G., Kohlmeier, S., Oppert, J. M., ... & van Mechelen, W.

    (2016). Three types of scientific evidence to inform physical activity policy: results from

    a comparative scoping review. International Journal of Public Health, 61(5), 553-563.


    TYPES OF EVIDENCE 5

    References

    Shved, A., & Davydenko, Y. (2016, August). The analysis of uncertainty measures with various

    types of evidence. In 2016 IEEE First International Conference on Data Stream Mining

    & Processing (DSMP) (pp. 61-64). IEEE.

    White, C. M., Rees, C. L., Wheeler, D. W., Hamilton, D. J., & Ascoli, G. A. (2020). Molecular

    expression profiles of morphologically defined hippocampal neuron types: Empirical

    evidence and relational inferences. Hippocampus, 30(5), 472-487.


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