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Contents: Introduction to criminal evidence: History and development of the Law of criminal evidence -- Important aspects of the American criminal evidence justice system -- using evidence to determine guilt or innocence -- Direct and circumstantial evidence and the use of inferences -- Witnesses and their testimony: Witnesses and he testimony of witnesses -- Judicial notice, privileges of witnesses and shield laws -- The Use of hearsay in the court room -- Exceptions to the hearsay rule -- When evidence cannot be used because of police mistake or misconduct: The Exclusionary rule -- Where the exclusionary rule does not apply -- Evidence is admissible if obtained during an administrative function under the "special needs" of government -- Obtaining statements and confessions for use as evidence -- The Law governing identification evidence -- Obtaining physical and other evidence -- Crime- scene, documentary and scientific evidence: The Crime scene, the chain of custody requirement and the use of fingerprints and trace evidence -- Videotapes, photographs, documents and writings as evidence -- Scientific evidence