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Forensic Science Voc
Mrs. Goss's Forensic Science Vocab. in Observation
Question | Answer |
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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 |