10.1 Flashcards

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Arson

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Deliberate lighting of a fire

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Ballistics

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The study of guns And ammunition

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Circumstantial evidence

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Evidence that points to a suspect but doesn’t prove they are guilty

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Core body temperature

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37 degrease celsius for a healthy human

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Corpse

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A dead body

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Crime scene unit (CSU)

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Specialists who collect and bad evidence

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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Fibres

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Strands of material such as hair, wool or polyester

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Fingerprints

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Patterns of ridges and grooves on the fingers and toes

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Homicide

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Murder or manslaughter of another human

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Impressions

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Track marks

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Negative impressions

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An impression formed by material gathering in recesses, such as the grooves in a true or shoe

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Non-porous

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Doesn’t absorb liquids such as body oils

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Pathology

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The study of disease and cause of death

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Physical evidence

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Large pieces of evidence

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Porous

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Absorb body oils

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Positive impression

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An exact image, such as the pattern of a shoe or tyre

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Took mark

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Characteristic mark left by tool

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Toxicology

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The study of the effects of poison and chemicals on a the body

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Trace evidence

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Microscopic evidence such as fibres or DNA