FORENSIC TERMS AND TERMINOLOGY Worksheet

Documentation that identifies all changes in the control, handling, possession, ownership, or custody of a piece of evidence.
Evidence that implies a fact but doesn't directly prove it.
Narrows an identity down to a group of people or things.
Judge decides if evidence can be used.
A statement made under oath (witness).
An account given by people who have witnessed an event.
An indisputable knowledge.
Usually a police officer;Has special duties.
The study/application of science to matters of law.
Jury decides if evidence can be used.
Narrows identity down to a single person or thing.
A knowledge that can be challenged or disputed.
Used to move and preserve biological evidence.A folded paper used to hold trace evidence.
What a person perceives using his or her senses.
The location where the crime took place.
A location other than he primary crime scene, but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found.
''coldness of death''; The body losing heat after death.
''stiffness of death''; The stiffening of the body after death.
''discoloration of death''; The pooling of the blood in the body to the lowest point.
How the death came about; The big overviewing category. (Accidental)