Intro to Forensics

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Across
  1. 5. ability to create a timeline of events for the crime
  2. 7. evidence that does not last, smells, temps, smoke
  3. 8. ability to measure class characteristics against known standards or controls
  4. 11. ability to distinguish important evidence from unrelated material
  5. 16. type of law that represents the laws of a state (State of Louisiana v V. Landry)
  6. 18. witness who has first hand knowledge of a crime
  7. 19. type of law that guides IRS, Social Security, and the Military
  8. 22. responsibilities of first responding officer
  9. 23. method used by investigators to solve crime
  10. 24. evidence that is specific to one single person or source
  11. 25. type of law that hopes to stop crimes from occurring
  12. 27. body of the crime
Down
  1. 1. ability to use scientific testing to identify properties
  2. 2. ability to give meaning to evidence found
  3. 3. witness that is familiar with scientific principles surrounding a case or piece of evidence
  4. 4. type of law that lawmakers sat down and wrote, before crimes happened
  5. 6. type of law that gives us the framework of our government
  6. 9. evidence produced by actions or event, the conditions of the crime scene
  7. 10. ability to collect and keep evidence
  8. 12. type of law that governs relationships (Landry v Boudreaux)
  9. 13. the application of science to the law
  10. 14. standard that allows for common knowledge of a scientific principle being applied
  11. 15. type of law that resulted from a case, we had no law for this, but now we do!
  12. 17. ability to single out a piece of evidence or suspect
  13. 20. ruling that allows judge to listen to and evaluate validity of “new” science being applies
  14. 21. evidence produced by direct contact between two individuals or objects
  15. 26. evidence that fits a group of individuals or objects