Forensic Science

Vocab

100

Can be analyzed to determine patterns that give investigators clues to how a crime might have happened 

Blood Splatter

200

Collected body of data from observations and experiments

Evidence

300

Any object that can establish that a crime has or has not been committed or can link a crime and its victim or perpetrator 

Physical Evidence

Vocab 2

100

Location where a crime has been committed or any place has any evidence relating to a crime

Crime Scene

200

The unique patterns created by skin ridges found on the palm sides of fingers and thumbs

Fingerprints

300

physical evidence that is found in small or but measurable amounts, such as strands of hair, fibers, or skin cells

Trace Evidence

Vocab 3

100

Primary location of a crime or accident

Primary Crime Scene

200

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime 

Suspect

Vocab 4

100

An alternate location where additional evidence is found

Secondary Crime Scene

200

The application of scientific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law

Forensic Science