| A | B |
|---|
| Edmund Locard | First person to recognize trace evidence. |
| Locard's Principle | "With contact between items, there will be an exchange." |
| Class Characteristic | Characteristic like house paint, that defines characteristics by similiarity. |
| Individual Characteristic | Characteristic like shape, color or size of objects. |
| Ballistics | Science of guns, bullets and trajectory. |
| Gun Shot residue | Residue on a person or clothing that demonstrates a person has fired a gun. |
| Riflings | grooves cut in the barrel of a gun. |
| CODIS | DNA computer system used to match DNA to offenders. |
| Fingerprint | Individual characteristic that no two people have the same exact patterns. |
| Arch, Whorl and Loop | Types of fingerprint patterns. |
| DNA | Dioxyribonucleic Acid. |
| Primer | Chemical that causes powder to ignite in a cartidge. |
| Caliber | Measure of a bullet's diameter. |
| Magazine | Place where ammunition is stored in a firearm. |
| Autopsy | Examination of a deceased person by a coroner. |
