Forensic Science terms starting with C

25 terms

  1. Calibration the set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring…
  2. case file the hard copy case folder which contains all or part of the documentation forming the case record.
  3. Case Management the approach for setting up a logical methodology for acceptance, analytical work, priority, transfer, and return related to work conducted.
  4. Case Record all notes, reports, custody records, charts, analytical data, and any correspondence generated in the laboratory pertaining to a particular case, which…
  5. Cause of death disease or injury that initiates the lethal train of events leading to death.
  6. Cerebral edema the presence of a large amount of water in the spaces of the brain.
  7. Certificate of Analysis a document that reports and certifies the test results of a product.
  8. Certified Reference Material a reference material or standard whose property values are certified by a valid procedure or are accompanied by or traceable to a certificate or other…
  9. Chain of Custody A process used to maintain and document the chronological history of electronic evidence.
  10. Chemicals & Toxic Substance List a list of recognized chemicals and toxic substances present in the laboratory facilities.
  11. Chromatogram the pattern of separated substances obtained by chromatography.
  12. Chromatography a method for separating mixtures based on differences in the speed at which they migrate over or through a stationary phase.
  13. CODIS administrator an employee of the laboratory responsible for administration and security of the laboratory’s CODIS at a laboratory that owns the database and/or known…
  14. Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) a DNA database system
  15. Competency test the evaluation of a person’s ability to perform work in any functional area prior to the performance of independent casework.
  16. Congenital anomaly an abnormality, such as a spinal column defect, present at birth.
  17. Contact wound a skin injury produced by a weapon in contact with or a fraction of an inch from the skin when discharged.
  18. Continuing Education Courses short, defined periods of formal job-related instruction (including but not limited to professional meetings) provided to members of a Forensic Laboratory…
  19. Control a test with predictable results performed with an experimental procedure to confirm the reliability of the experimental results.
  20. Controlled Substance A narcotic or non-narcotic drug listed in one of the five schedules of controlled substances in Title 21 of the U.S. Code.
  21. Coroner an elected official with death investigation duties.
  22. Corroborating evidence Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.
  23. Crime scene an area, object or person, external to a laboratory facility, from which evidence is identified, documented, collected, and/or interpreted.
  24. Crime/Forensic Laboratory a laboratory (with at least one full-time scientist), which examines physical evidence in criminal matters and provides opinion testimony with respect to…
  25. Criteria standards against which compliance is evaluated. The criteria are used to evaluate whether the laboratory activity meets the standard.