Types of crime
If you steal something you are a
thief
This helps find someone using the pattern of your print, whether its an arch, loop or swirl
fingerprint
If someones not guilty they are
innocent
evidence
When someone is killed
murder
Something your shoes leave that can trace back to you and determine your foot size
footprints
An official that try lawsuits and people in court
judge
Place where a crime happened is called a
crime scene
A physical or verbal attack on someone is also called
assault
Used to identify criminals with incredible accuracy when biological evidence exists.
DNA evidence
Group of people who decide whether or not someones guilty using evidence from the court
jury
Person who has seen a crime
witness
Abducting or stealing someone
kidnapping
Determines who wrote something and how they write
handwriting analysis
The decision made by a jury in a trial on whether the accused is guilty or not guilty
verdict
To enter someones land or property without permission
trespass
Setting something or property on fire
arson
Can be found in a crime scene, a liquid that can trace back to someone and what weapon was used
blood evidence
A process where evidence is presented to a judge and jury to decide whether the accused is guilty or not
trial
An excuse given from a suspect at the time of a crime
alibi