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Mrs. Goss's Forensic Science Vocab. in Observation

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