Crime Scene Basics Flashcards
forensics
application of science to the criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system
criminalistic
analyzes, compares, identifies, interprets physical evidence (police officers)
engineering science
applies principles of engineering to resolve legal issues, mostly civil law
general
composed of smaller groups of specialists that are new emerging into forensics
jurisprudence
examines law for admissability of evidence
odontology
applies principles of dental science to law
pathology/biology
applies principles of disease and medicine to law
physical anthropology
studies human skeletal biology
psychiatry
deals with issues of human behavior and mental illness as they relate to law
questioned documents
analyzes documents and related materials like ink, paper, etc
toxicology
studies the effects of drugs and chemicals on the human body
crime scene
any physical location in which a crime has occurred or is suspected of having occured
primary
original location of a crime or accident
secondary
alternate location where additional evidence may be found
suspect
person thought to be capable of committing a crime
accomplice
second person associated with committing a crime
alii
statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime
evidence
anything that tends to establish or disprove a fact
testimonial
evidence would be any witnessed accounts of an incident or crime
physical
evidence would refer to any material items that are present at the crime scene or on the victims
trace
evidence refers evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts
