Forensics - Unit 1

Analytical Skills

The ability to identify a concept or problem, to isolate its component parts, to organize information for decision making, to establish criteria for evaluation, and to draw appropriate conclusions.

Observation

Interpreting information received from the senses.

Deductive Reasoning

The process of deriving the consequences from teh facts usinga. series of logical steps.

Logic

The process of forming conclusions from assumptions and known facts.

Inductive Reasoning

The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition.

Fact

A statement or assertion of information that can be verified.

Opinion

Personal belief founded on judgement rather than on direct experience or knowledge.

Eyewitness

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

Perception

What a person perceives using his or her senses.

Forensic Anthropology

A subfield of anthropology applied to legal matters. Usually involved in identifying skeletal remains and assessing the time and cause of death.

Forensic Science

Relating the application of scientific knowledge to legal questions