CJ210 (Definitions) Word Scramble
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the branch of forensic science concerned with the scientific examination and interpretation of the minute details of physical evidence for the purpose of aiding the criminal investigator or a judge and jury during trial | criminalistics |
specimens of physical evidence of known origin (used for comparison with similar crime scene evidence) | exemplars |
an offender’s pattern of operation (method of preparing for and committing a crime) | modus operandi (MO) |
physical evidence that links a suspect to a crime scene or victim; a nonlegal term | associative evidence |
a reasonable ground for suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong to justify the issuance of a search warrant or to make an arrest | probable cause |
something for something, as in making a deal, e.g., plea bargaining | quid pro quo |
a cautious surveillance wherein the loss of the subject is preferred to possible exposure (also called discreet surveillance) | loose surveillance |
to follow secretly; to place a person under surveillance | shadow |
a device that records all numbers dialed in a telephone, generally installed at the telephone company’s central office | pen register |
a killing in which one person kills another by accident (without gross negligence) and without intent to injure | excusable homicide |
the unlawful taking of a human life | criminal homicide |
a phenomenon that occurs when, in the growth of a fire, all the fuel in a room is ignited and flames flash over the entire area | flashover |
International Police Organization | INTERPOL |
drug-related terrorism with the intent to achieve a political aim | narco-terrorism |
ecological terrorism; illegal (often violent) efforts by groups to protect the environment | ecotage |
investigation of a crime after it has been committed | reactive investigation |
a rendezvous thought to be free of surveillance that is used for illegal activities such as bomb-making by terrorists | safe house |
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