Forensic Science Ch1 Vocab

Ability to identify parts, organize info for decisions, establish evaluation criteria, and draw conclusions.

Deriving consequences from facts using logical steps.

A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate these facts.

A verifiable statement or assertion.

Application of scientific knowledge to legal questions.

Information from senses, attention, perception, short-term & long-term memory.

Conclusions from assumptions and known facts.

What a person perceives using his or her senses.

Personal belief based on judgment, not direct experience.

Interpreting info from senses