Basics
Forensic Science
The application of science to law
The 5th Amendment
Cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime after a legitimate acquittal crime.
Minor
A person under the age of 18
Police do what to a crime scene for investigation.
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Abrasion
A injury in which the skin has been scraped off.
Forensic anthropology
A special sub-field anthropology that involves applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases.
Chain of custody
A process that tracks the movement of evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer.
Forensic pathology
Pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse.
locard principle
Contact with another person, place, or object results in an exchange of physical materials.
Forensic psychology
Combines the practice of psychology and the law.