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Locard's exchange principle   whenever two objects come into contact, materials are exchanged between them  
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Scientific method   process that uses strict guidelines to ensure careful and systemic collection, organization, and analysis of information  
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Fact   a statement or information that can be verified  
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Observation   when a person percieves using their senses  
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Eyewitness   someone who has witnessed a scene and can communicate the details  
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CSI effect   exaggerated evidence that there will always be fullproof evidence for any given crime scene  
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Bertillion measurements   outdated set of 11 measurements used to identify repeated criminals  
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Latent fingerprints   fingerprints that need assistance other than the human eye to see  
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Criminalist   application of scientific techniques in collecting and analyzing physical evidence in criminal cases  
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Forensic anthropoligist   uses skeletal remains to determine species origin, gender, possible cause of death, and facial reconstruction  
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Forensic pathologist   used to determine cause and manner of death by examining a corpse  
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Forensic odontologist   identification of found human remains, identification is mass fatalities, assessment of bite injuries, assessment of abuse cases, age estimation, etc.  
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Forensic entomologist   application and study of insects to criminal matters  
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Coppilina case   acknowledges that even well established scientific procedures were once new and unproved and it is the court's duty to weigh the admissibility of new tests  
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Daubet case   reviews and sets guidelines for admitting scientific evidence  
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Pitchfork case   1984: first case to use DNA for a successful conviction  
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