Forensic Science
Criminalists, Chemists, toxicology, biology, artistry, and egineering
What are the components to forensic science?
Person thought to have committed a crime
What is a suspect?
A series of steps followed by scientific investigators to answer specific questions about the natural world.
What is the scientific method?
Something that is unknown; oftentimes something is missing or stolen.
What is a mystery?
An educated guess or prediction about what might happen in an experiment.
What is a scientific hypothesis?
The application of science to both
civil and criminal law.
What is forensic science?
A discovery that helps solve the crime
What is a breakthrough?
Drawing a conclusion or making a judgment about something based on information you have
What is deductive reasoning?
A fact or object that gives information that helps the detective solve the crime
People disagreeing about scientific explanations (claims) using empirical data (evidence) to justify their side
What is a scientific argument?
An offense against the public or society
What is criminal law?
Items that can be tested: examples include hair samples, fingerprints, tool marks, handwriting
What is physical evidence?
Person who has seen something or has knowledge about a crime that might help solve it
What is a witness?
An investigator who looks for and gathers clues
What is a detective?
A person suspected of helping another person commit a crime
What is an accomplice?
An offense or injury to individual or private property
What is civil law?
Indirect evidence that may link someone to a crime
What is circumstantial?
A reason that a person does something-examples may be anger, hatred, jealousy, or greed
What is a motive?
An object or statement that helps prove who committed the crime
What is evidence?
Statement of where a suspect was at the time of a crime
What is an alibi?
Pop culture influencing what the public thinks can and can not be done in forensics
What is the CSI Effect?
Describe the effects of the evidence coming into contact with another substance
What is chemical properties?
A feeling that is not based on the facts
What is a hunch?
Term that refers to forensic scientists who analyze, compare, identify and interpret physical evidence to provide clues about a crime
What is a criminalist?
Scientists who use their knowledge in identifying fingerprints, footprints, palm prints, etc.
What is a latent print specialist?