Evidence of crime includes which of the following, such as bodily fluids?

• A. Instruments
• B. Fruits
• C. Evidence of crime
• D. Contraband

Answer: (C)

Bodily fluids are a type of physical evidence that shows a crime occurred or that a person was involved. Evidence of crime is the broad category that includes anything used to prove or disprove that a crime happened, and bodily fluids fit right into that group because they can establish presence, activity, or link a suspect to the scene (think blood, semen, saliva, etc., and the DNA analyses that follow).

The other terms refer to different kinds of items in relation to crime: instrumentalities are items used to commit the crime, fruits of the crime are goods obtained as a result of the crime, and contraband is illegal goods. Those categories describe roles of items in relation to the crime, not the general idea of evidence showing that a crime occurred.