---
url: 'https://vi.giglio-bradylist.com/impression'
title: Impression
author:
  name: Anonymous
updated: '2022-06-15T19:34:04+00:00'
type: types_of_evidence
summary: "The Impression Virgin Islands Brady List is the definitive public-facing database of information about: police misconduct, State P.O.S.T. decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, citizen reports and more... Impression evidence refers to imprints left in material found at a crime scene that may link a defendant to a crime. Examples of impression evidence include: Footprints in the dirt around a victim's home Holes or cracks in walls caused by the blunt force of an object Tire tracks in the sand near a crime scene Forensics experts handle impression evidence carefully because it may easily deteriorate or wash away. They often create molds of the evidence to preserve them for use during an investigation. Attorneys may present impression evidence to a jury if it's relevant and could affect the outcome of a case."
published: true
---
## [Impression

 ](/impression)

Impression evidence refers to imprints left in material found at a crime scene that may link a defendant to a crime. Examples of impression evidence include:

- Footprints in the dirt around a victim's home
- Holes or cracks in walls caused by the blunt force of an object
- Tire tracks in the sand near a crime scene

Forensics experts handle impression evidence carefully because it may easily deteriorate or wash away. They often create molds of the evidence to preserve them for use during an investigation. Attorneys may present impression evidence to a jury if it's relevant and could affect the outcome of a case.