Application of science to help investigate or solve crimes
forensic science
100
a dentist who applies the principles of dentistry to identify human remains and bite marks.
What is an odontologist?
100
a person who is called into court to testify. He or she tells his/her view of what happened
witness
100
fingerprint that makes the shape of at least one complete circle
whorl
100
they get to the scence of the crime or accident before anyone.
Who are first responders?
200
an excuse a suspect says that tells people that they were not at the scene of the crime
alibi
200
a person who studies insects and analyzes them when found at a crime scene
What is a forensic entomologist?
200
an act which breaks the law
crime
200
fingerprints not immediately seen by the naked eye
latent fingerprints
200
to find out the direction the gun was shot from.
Who are ballistic analysts?
300
when investigators secretly watch a suspect's home or business for illegal/weird activity
stakeout
300
someone who is trained in the social science to apply knowledge of human development to identify skeletal remains and determine gender, age, race, or marks of trauma.
What is a forensic anthropologist?
300
a group of people selected from the community to hear evidence and decide a criminal or civil case
jury
300
the study of fingerprints
dactyloscopy
300
this handwriting was forged.
What is a document examiner?
400
a crime carrying a penalty if more than a year in prison
felony
400
someone who investigates accidents where product failure has caused personal injury (such as a baby hurt after falling out of a bad crib)
What is a forensic engineer?
400
a crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison
felony
400
the person who collects the fingerprints
forensic technician
or
fingerprint technician
or
forensic scientist
400
the victim was poisoned.
What is a toxicologist?
500
A medical doctor who determines the cause of death by performing an autopsy.
What is a pathologist?
500
you tell them what the suspect looked like and they draw a portrait