13507328620 | Ballistics | the science of projectiles and firearms. the study of how firing affects a bullet, cartridge, or gun. | 0 | |
13507328621 | Entomology | is the application and study of insects and other arthropods to criminal matters | 1 | |
13507328622 | Odontology | the proper handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence, which will be then presented in the interest of justice. | 2 | |
13507328633 | Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. | 3 | |
13507328635 | Pathology | the cause of death determined by autopsy; utilizes stages of death to aid in establishing time of death (rigor, livor, and algor mortis) | 4 | |
13507328636 | Polygraphy | use of lie detectors to study respiratory, electrical and heart rates in response to questioning | 5 | |
13507328653 | Toxicology | study of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts | 6 | |
13507539923 | Photographic evidence | examines and records physical evidence at crime scenes and suspects' locations | 7 | |
13507559413 | Document evidence | Handwriting, paper, printer analyis and emails which are used as evidence in a trial | 8 | |
13507663571 | Biological evidence | blood, semen, saliva, sweat, tears, hair, bone, tissues, bacteria are examples | 9 | |
13507679015 | Chemical evidence | fibers, glass, soil, gunpowder, metal, mineral, narcotics, drugs, paper, ink, cosmetics, paint, plastic, lubricants, fertilizer are examples | 10 | |
13509004872 | latent fingerprint | a fingerprint made by the deposit of oils and/or perspiration; it is invisible to the naked eye | 11 | |
13509067160 | physical impressions | include fingerprints, foot and shoe prints, tire marks, firearms, handwriting | 12 | |
13509123044 | forensic science | The application of scientific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law. | 13 | |
13509128865 | crime lab | A scientific laboratory using primarily forensic science to examine evidence from criminal cases. | 14 | |
13509172116 | transient evidence | temporary; easily changed or lost; usually observed by the first officer at the scene (odor, temp, imprints, markings) | 15 | |
13509188359 | conditional evidence | produced by a specific event or action; used in crime scene reconstruction (lighting, smoke, location, vehicles, location, body, scene) | 16 | |
13509204748 | Physical Evidence | direct contact between a person and object or between two objects | 17 | |
13509232318 | voice print analysis | analyzes telephones or tape-recorded threats by using sound spectrography to connect a voice to a suspect | 18 | |
13509369967 | forensic engineering | used to analyze construction accidents, and causes and origins of fires or explosions | 19 |
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