NIEM Progression 5

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j:Evidence

An item legally received by or submitted to an agency for use in ascertaining the truth of a matter.

j:Evidence holds other objects.

j:Evidence can hold any of these following objects, starting with the most specific and becoming more generic as you move down the list:


nc:RoleOfItem

An entity of whom the role object is a function.

Holds other objects.


j:RoleOfBinary

A binary object of which the role object is a function.

Holds other objects.


j:RoleOfBiometric

A biometric object of which the role object is a function.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceAmount

An estimated or actual monetary value of a piece of evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceDocumentationBinary

An evidentiary document encoded in binary relating to the evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceItemContactInformation

A set of contact information for a piece of evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceItemText

A piece of evidence.

Holds text.


j:IBISNumberText

A number assigned by the Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) to a bullet or cartridge casing image maintained in the IBIS System which is maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Holds text.


j:EvidenceCollector

A person who collected a particular piece of evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceCustodyTransfer

A transfer of custody of evidence from one agency to another.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceKit

A kit used to collect evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceNumberIdentification

An identification number that identifies a piece of evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceOtherIdentification

An identification of an item associated with evidence not explicitly referenced.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidencePreviousLocation

A previous location of a piece of evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceQuantityText

A number of individual items that represent a piece of evidence.

Holds text.


j:EvidenceReceiptIdentification

An identification for a receipt issued for collection, analysis, and movement of Evidence.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceReturnedIndicator

True if a piece of evidence was returned to its owner; false otherwise.

Holds true/false values.


j:EvidenceTakenLocation

A location where a particular piece of evidence was taken, collected, or removed.

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceReturnRecipientEntity

An entity to which a particular piece of property was returned

Holds other objects.


j:EvidenceTakenFromEntity

An entity from which a particular piece of evidence was taken or seized from.

Holds other objects.