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13507328620Ballisticsthe science of projectiles and firearms. the study of how firing affects a bullet, cartridge, or gun.0
13507328621Entomologyis the application and study of insects and other arthropods to criminal matters1
13507328622Odontologythe proper handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence, which will be then presented in the interest of justice.2
13507328633Evidencethe available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.3
13507328635Pathologythe cause of death determined by autopsy; utilizes stages of death to aid in establishing time of death (rigor, livor, and algor mortis)4
13507328636Polygraphyuse of lie detectors to study respiratory, electrical and heart rates in response to questioning5
13507328653Toxicologystudy of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts6
13507539923Photographic evidenceexamines and records physical evidence at crime scenes and suspects' locations7
13507559413Document evidenceHandwriting, paper, printer analyis and emails which are used as evidence in a trial8
13507663571Biological evidenceblood, semen, saliva, sweat, tears, hair, bone, tissues, bacteria are examples9
13507679015Chemical evidencefibers, glass, soil, gunpowder, metal, mineral, narcotics, drugs, paper, ink, cosmetics, paint, plastic, lubricants, fertilizer are examples10
13509004872latent fingerprinta fingerprint made by the deposit of oils and/or perspiration; it is invisible to the naked eye11
13509067160physical impressionsinclude fingerprints, foot and shoe prints, tire marks, firearms, handwriting12
13509123044forensic scienceThe application of scientific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law.13
13509128865crime labA scientific laboratory using primarily forensic science to examine evidence from criminal cases.14
13509172116transient evidencetemporary; easily changed or lost; usually observed by the first officer at the scene (odor, temp, imprints, markings)15
13509188359conditional evidenceproduced by a specific event or action; used in crime scene reconstruction (lighting, smoke, location, vehicles, location, body, scene)16
13509204748Physical Evidencedirect contact between a person and object or between two objects17
13509232318voice print analysisanalyzes telephones or tape-recorded threats by using sound spectrography to connect a voice to a suspect18
13509369967forensic engineeringused to analyze construction accidents, and causes and origins of fires or explosions19

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