Criminalistics
Criminalistics
Criminalistics (pronunciation: /krɪmɪnəˈlɪstɪks/) is a branch of Forensic science that applies scientific methods to the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence in legal matters.
Etymology
The term "Criminalistics" is derived from the word "criminal", which originates from the Latin word "crimen", meaning "charge" or "indictment". The suffix "-istics" is used to denote a field of study or body of knowledge.
Related Terms
- Forensic science: The application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure.
- Ballistics: The science of mechanics that deals with the launching, flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.
- Fingerprint: An impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger.
- DNA profiling: A forensic technique in criminal investigations, comparing criminal suspects' profiles to DNA evidence so as to assess the likelihood of their involvement in the crime.
- Trace evidence: Any small pieces of material, man-made or naturally occurring.
See Also
- Forensic pathology
- Forensic psychology
- Forensic anthropology
- Forensic entomology
- Forensic DNA analysis
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Criminalistics
- Wikipedia's article - Criminalistics
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