Unit 1 Flashcards
Forensic science
Relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions
Forensic anthropology
the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help with the recovery
Forensic engineering
focuses on the material evidence from crime or accident scenes
Forensic entomology
is the scientific study of the colonization of a dead body by arthropods.
Forensic odontology
a branch of forensic medicine that deals with teeth and marks left by teeth
Forensic pathology
a subspecialist in pathology whose area of special competence is the examination of persons who die suddenly
Forensic psychiatry
a clinical subspecialty concerned with helping people who have a mental disorder
ATF
a combination of biophysical education and forensic science.
CSI
in charge of extracting every possible piece of evidence from a particular crime scene
DEA
law enforcement with analysis of suspected controlled substances, crime scene investigation
FBI
Forensic facial imaging products
USPS
A forensic lab laboratory lab
USPIS
United States Postal Inspection Service
Analytical Skills
an ability to survey a crime scene, formulate theories on how the different pieces of evidence work together and follow-up on key details.
Crime lab
crime laboratory, also called forensic laboratory, facility where analyses are performed on evidence generated by crimes or, sometimes, civil infractions.
Daubert Ruling
the standard used by a trial judge to assess whether an expert witness’s scientific testimony is based on scientifically valid reasoning which can properly be applied to the facts at issue.
Deductive Reasoning
Deriving a conclusion from the facts using a series of logical steps
Eyewitness
A person who has seen someone or something related to a crime and can communicate his or her observations
Fact
a thing that is known or proved to be true.
Frye Standard
used to determine the admissibility of an expert’s scientific testimony and other types of evidence,
Locard’s Exchange Principle
with contact between two items, there will be an exchange of microscopic materia
Logic
reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.
Observation
What a person perceives using his or her senses.
Opinion
An opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive, rather than facts, which are true statements.
Perception
Interpreting information received from the senses
Paul L. Kirk
was a biochemist, criminalist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
