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| entomology | The study of insects and their relation to a criminal investigation. |
| algor mortis | Postmortem changes that cause a body to lose heat. |
| livor mortis | The medical condition that occurs after death and results in the settling of blood in areas of the body closest to the ground. |
| odontology | Provides information for the identification of vistims when the body is left in an unrecognizable state. |
| anthropometry | A systematic procedure of taking a series of body measurements as a means of distinguishing one individual from another. |
| expert witness | An individual whom the court determines possesses knowledge relevant to the trial that is not expected of the average layperson. |
| anthropology | A speciality that is concerned primarily with the identification and examination of human skeletal remains. |
| forensic science | The application of science to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a crminal justice system. |
| criminalistics | Application of scientific techniques in collectinminal cases. |
| rigor mortis | The medical condition that occurs after death and results in the shortening of muscle tissue and the stiffening of body parts in the position they are in when death occurs. |
| autopsy | The medical dissection and examination of a body in order to determine the cause of death. |
| psychiatry | A specialized area in which the relationship between human behavior and legal proceedings is examined. |
| engineering | Are concerend with failure analysis, accident reconstruction, and causes and origins of fires or explosions. |
| serology | The science that deals with the properties and reactions of serums, especially blood serum. |
