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