Definitionen Flashcards
crime scene
any location, such as buildings, garden or filed, or person (whether alive or dead) that is to be searched for physical (or digital) evidence
profiling
activity of collecting information about someone, especially criminal, in order to give a discription of them
Locard’s exchange principle
with contact between to items, there will be an exchange
physical evidence
actual evidence, that can be touched and picked up, that is relevant to the case
trace evidence
created when objects make contact or interred with something else
gun-shot residues, paint residues, chemicals, glass and illicit drugs
contact evidence
demonstrates wether and how two subjects, objects or locations were at one time associated with each other
presumtive test’s
qualitative analysis that allows to identify or confirm the presence of a substance in a sample
forensic science
any science that is used in the service of the justice system
anti-social-behavior
behavior by a person, which causes harassment , alarm or distress to persons not of the same household
misdemeanour
a crime considered to be one of the less serious types of crime
felony
serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison
assault
the crime of trying or threatening o hurt someone physically
arson
the crime of setting fire to something
bribery
the crime of giving someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to something you want (mostly illegal)
burglary
the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things
cybercrime
illegal activity that is done using the internet
forgery
something that is falsely made or copied in order to deceive people
hijacking
to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle using violence
homicide
an act of murder
larceny
the act of stealing something of high value without entering a building
manslaughter
the crime of killing a person without intending to
money laundering
the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other buisnesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally
mugging
the act of attacking and robbing someone in the streets to steal their money
rape
to force someone to have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behavior