What is Forensic Science
anything that tends to establish or disprove a fact
Evidence
Recite the Miranda Rights
You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, you have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed to you. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?
the supreme body of laws that governs out country
Constitution
a minor offense or petty crime that is considered less serious than a misdemeanor
Infraction
This president established the FBI in 1905
Theodore Roosevelt
the use of the lie detector
Polygraphy
a police procedure following arrest that requests basic information about the suspect, a photograph, fingerprints, and perhaps a line up
Booking
a minor crime
Misdemeanor
a breach of a right, duty, or law
Violation
1941 is when this was first studied at Bell Labs in New Jersey
Voiceprint identification
the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles
Ballistics
money put up to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court as directed
Bail
"Law on the books"
Statutory Law
crimes that are tried in the district court closest to where the crime took place
Felony
The FBI DNA database that was created in 1998
NIDIS
investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death
Pathology
to formally accuse a person of a crime
indict
a serious crime
Felony
punishable by no more than one year in jail
misdemeanor
R. F. Borkenstein invented the Breathalyzer in what year?
1954
the examination of physical evidence
the first act in a criminal proceeding, where the defendant is brought before court to hear charges and enter a plea
arraignment
"to stand by the decision"
stare decisis (Latin)
examples of this crime include jaywalking, traffic violations, and littering
Infraction
A murderer is convicted for the first time in this year in the United States based on dental evidence
1850