People
A person who is affected by a crime
A conclusion based on observation and evidence
What is an inference?
Like a snowflake
A person who sees a crime happen
What is a witness?
Information obtained through the senses
What is observation?
A piece of evidence that misleads the police.
What is a Red Herring?
A person who has evidence against them.
Accused
An act that can be punished in court
What is a crime?
A persons footprints were found at the crime, which means at one point, they were at the crime scene.
Circumstantial Evidence
A person has a reason to commit a crime.
What is a motive?
A person who has had a chance to commit a crime
What is opportunity?
An excuse that someone was NOT at the crime scene
What is an Alibi?
People who has been found to be guilty or to have done a crime
What is a suspect?
Pieces of evidence that leads investigators to suspects or the accused of a crime.
What are clues?
Facts and evidence that lead to an educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?