Which of the following is an example of Class Evidence?

Class evidence refers to material that connects an individual or object to a group rather than a specific source. It is used to narrow down the possibilities of involvement in a crime based on generalized characteristics that multiple individuals or items may share.

A shoe print linked to a brand exemplifies class evidence because it provides information about the type of shoe worn by a group of individuals rather than identifying a specific person. Multiple people could own the same brand and model of shoe, meaning the shoe print itself cannot narrow down the suspect to one individual but rather to a category of potential suspects.

In contrast, a specific blood type, a fingerprint, and a suspect's DNA are examples of individual evidence. They can all link a sample to one particular source. For instance, a specific blood type could belong to many individuals, but it does not isolate on a personal level as DNA would. Fingerprints are unique to each person, thus serving as individual evidence. Similarly, DNA profiling can identify an individual with a high degree of certainty, differentiating one person from another.