Intro to Forensics Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 4. science of motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles
  2. 6. using a series of logical and often ordered steps to determine a sequence of events, consequence, conclusion, or fact
  3. 8. the study of the origin, behavior, and physical/social/cultural characteristics of humans
  4. 11. testimony, physical objects, or other information used to establish or disprove a fact or corroborate a version of events
  5. 13. the examination of physical evidence
  6. 15. one application of this branch of Forensic Science would be to determine the authenticity of a person's signature or handwriting
  7. 16. the branch of science used to identify remains using dental records or bite marks
  8. 18. the study of fingerprints
  9. 19. this refers to and describes form and structure
  10. 20. examples of this would be the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Down
  1. 1. the study of the effects of chemical toxins on living organisms
  2. 2. the investigation of sudden, unexplained, or violent death
  3. 3. this includes the ability to organize information, establish standards for evaluation, identify problems, recognize patterns, and draw conclusions
  4. 5. an expert evaluating the life stages of beetles found on a corpse would be under this branch of Forensic Science
  5. 7. this branch of Forensic Science would involve collecting pollen samples from a crime scene
  6. 9. the application of science to matters of law
  7. 10. an investigator looking into the species of trees and flowers native to the scene of a crime would be involved with this branch of Forensic Science
  8. 12. the study of human skeletal remains for identification and data collection
  9. 14. this type of law is derived from established precedents of judicial decisions and previous case outcomes
  10. 17. an investigator analyzing blood and urine samples from a crime scene would be under this branch of Forensic Science