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Forensic Science Voc
Mrs. Goss's Forensic Science Vocab. in Observation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any act that is against the law | CRIME |
| the study of objects that relate to a crime | FORENSIC SCIENCE |
| "suitable for a court of law" in latin | FORENSIC |
| reasonable conclusions based on evidence | INFERENCES |
| special police officers responsible for investigating serious crimes | DETECTIVES |
| measurable, real, countable observations of the crime and scene | CLUES |
| the study of crimes | CRIMINOLOGY |
| the study of the causes of death and desease | PATHOLOGY |
| a crime lab | FORENSIC LABORATORY |
| note or analyze carefully; paying attention to details | OBSERVE |
| to secretly follow a person who might be guilty | TAIL |
| a person who MIGHT be guilty of a crime | SUSPECT |
| an educated guess about the crime (i.e. how it was committed; who did it) | HYPOTHESIS |
| information that is remembered for a long period of time. (usually many years) | LONG-TERM MEMORY |
| information that is only remembered for a short period of time. (days/hours/minutes) | SHORT-TERM MEMORY |
| the ability of brain and nerves to react to the world. (touch, sight, hear, taste, smell) | SENSES |
| the practice of watching a suspect | SURVEILLANCE |
| an object that provides proof of a crime, especially in a court of law | EVIDENCE |