Those Forensicy Latin Terms
This is what forensics refers to...
LAW
A person who has committed a crime or other harmful action
PERPETRATOR
A molecule that contains the genetic information that makes up an organism's development and function
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid
A professional who is trained to collect, preserve and process evidence at the scene of a crime.
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR
This occupation/scientist name derives from the Greek words anthropos and logia ("study")
ANTHROPOLOGIST
The application of scientific methods to legal matters, such as criminal or civil cases.
FORENSICS
Occurs when a person who has been convicted of a crime is officially cleared based on new evidence of innocence.
EXONERATION
PERCEPTION
AFTER DEATH
This occupation specializes in examining people who have died suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently
FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
This occupation/scientist derives from Greek 'odonto', and Gk 'logia'
ODONTOLOGIST
What are the 4 Mortises
A person's account of what they witnessed at an event, such as a crime or accident, that is later given in court.
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY
Perceptions are constructions - something that our minds manufacture- & they are influenced by opinions, beliefs, etc.
PERCEPTUAL FALLACY
A substance that can start or change the rate of a chemical reaction without becoming part of the reaction itself
CATALYST
A scientist who studies the harmful effects of chemicals and other substances on living organisms and the environment
TOXICOLOGIST
Occupation/scientist - word derives from Greek 'entomon' and 'logia'
ENTOMOLOGIST
The post-mortem stiffening of muscles caused by the depletion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from the muscles.
RIGOR MORTIS
A detailed examination of a body for the purpose of determining how an individual died
AUTOPSY
A psychological phenomenon that causes people to see or hear meaning in random or ambiguous patterns or images.
A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and organs, and carbon dioxide back to the lungs
HEMOGLOBIN
The 3 Main jobs of this occupation include:
FORENSIC SCIENTIST
This occupation/scientist is derived from the Greek 'Pathos' and 'Logos'
PATHOLOGY
A sign of death that occurs when blood pools in the lower parts of the body after a person dies, causing the skin to appear purplish red
LIVOR MORTIS
A common phenomenon that describes how people are better at recognizing faces of their own race than faces of other races.
CROSS RACE EFFECT PHENOMENA
When an individual inaccurately recounts memories or events that are untrue or chronologically out of sequence but does so because of added (wrong info) without the intent to deceive
CONFABULATION
A chemical test used to determine if a substance may contain blood
KASTLE MEYER TEST
This process involves the evaluation of documents and handwriting analysis that are disputed in legal proceedings
FORENSIC DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
The word for this occupation/scientist is derived from Greek words botanikos, botane, and 'logia'.
BOTANIST
The gradual cooling of the body after death, as it reaches the same temperature as its surroundings
ALGOR MORTIS
ALGOR MORTIS
A psychological phenomenon that occurs when misleading information distorts a person's memory of an event. It can have serious implications for the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, which can lead to wrongful convictions.
THE MISINFORMATION EFFECT
Determines a person's DNA profile by establishing how many times a DNA sequence, appears in a chromosomal location.
STR or SHORT TANDEM REPEAT UNIT
FIELD, LABORATORY, & MEDICAL
This occupation's name comes from the Greek word 'haimo-' and the Latin word logia, which means "the study of"
HEMATOLOGIST
A criminal's distinct pattern of behavior or method of operation can be used to identify them as the perpetrator of multiple crimes.
MODUS OPERANDI OR M.O.
LOCARD'S EXCHANGE PRINCIPLE
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY
DNA, FINGERPRINTS, AND BLOOD SPATTER ANALYSIS
What is a set of guidelines or procedures that govern the process of collecting and analyzing evidence called?
PROTOCOL
The name of this occupation comes from the Greek word ballein
Ballistics