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Forensics Test
accomplice
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or
illegal plan)
alibi
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not
have committed the crime in question
suspect
someone who is under suspicion
forensic science
the application of science to technical questions relating to events that may lead to
civil litigation or criminal prosecution
crime scene
the location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to
a crime may be found.
primary crime scene
The original location of a crime or accident
secondary crime scene
a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the
crime, where evidence is found
evidence
collected body of data from observations and experiments
District Attorney
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
medical examiner
a physician who usually has advanced education in pathology or forensic medicine
who determines causes of death
autopsy
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the
changes produced by disease
eyewitness
a spectator who can describe what happened
direct evidence
evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute
modus operandi
an unvarying or habitual method of procedure
physical evidence
Any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime
and its victim or its perpetrator.
Locard's Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with one another, there is exchange of
materials between them.
chain of custody
A list that records every official person who handles a piece of evidence. Those in
the chain put their initials and the date on the evidence container.
detectives
run investigation, interview witnesses
imprints
impressions left by an organism
Forensics Test
accomplice
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or
illegal plan)
alibi
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not
have committed the crime in question
suspect
someone who is under suspicion
forensic science
the application of science to technical questions relating to events that may lead to
civil litigation or criminal prosecution
crime scene
the location where a crime has been committed or any place that evidence relating to
a crime may be found.
primary crime scene
The original location of a crime or accident
secondary crime scene
a location other than the primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the
crime, where evidence is found
evidence
collected body of data from observations and experiments
District Attorney
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
medical examiner
a physician who usually has advanced education in pathology or forensic medicine
who determines causes of death
autopsy
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the
changes produced by disease
eyewitness
a spectator who can describe what happened
direct evidence
evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute
modus operandi
an unvarying or habitual method of procedure
physical evidence
Any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link a crime
and its victim or its perpetrator.
Locard's Principle
Whenever two objects come into contact with one another, there is exchange of
materials between them.
chain of custody
A list that records every official person who handles a piece of evidence. Those in
the chain put their initials and the date on the evidence container.
detectives
run investigation, interview witnesses
imprints
impressions left by an organism
