Crime Labs & Laws Flashcards
four major crime labs
FBI, DEA, ATF, USPIS
FBI
federal bureau of investigation
DEA
drug enforcement administration
ATF
bureau of alcohol, tobacco, & firearms
USPIS
US Postal Inspection Service
name of Ohio’s official crime lab & other locations
BCI - bureau of criminal investigation in London
Athens, Bowling Green, Cambridge, Richfield, Youngstown
¨law on the books¨
statutory law
another name for civil law
private law, deals with relationships between individuals (property contracts, marriage, divorce, wills, etc.)
another name for criminal law
public law, deals with regulation and enforcement of rights
misdemeanor definition & examples
minor crime, theft, minor assault & battery, possession of small amount of illegal drugs
felony definition & examples