Crime Vocabulary

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CRIME TOOLS and MYSTERY VOCABULARY

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A- VOCABULARY         

Look for clues to find the word each definition refers to:

Someone who commits crimes.  The place where the crime was committed.  Someone who is suspected of a crime. A crime or mystery that the police are investigating.  Fiber , hair or tissue can be crucial pieces of information that help solve a crime . Something harmful which helps a murderer to commit a murder.  A science which helps solve legal cases .  What witnesses do .  

Label them !

B- VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Put yourself in the shoes of a private eye !

Make use of your deductive and logic skills to fill in the blanks with the missing words. Investigating a ………………….. …………………………. is one of the most important parts of any criminal………………………………. . If done right, it can actually be the key to solving a………………………………… . Crime Scene ………………………………. , or CSIs, use special methods and equipment for ………………………………………….. a crime scene. Since

………………………………… gathered at a crime scene is what puts a …………………………..in jail, crime scenes are very important. There are many steps that have to be taken when conducting a ………………………. investigation and …………………………………. a crime scene. Firstly, ………………………………. have to try and figure out why and how a crime was……………………………….. . They ………………………….a crime scene looking for information or …………………………….. such as……………………………… , weapons, and ………………… . They investigate the…………………….’ history to determine why someone would want to harm them. After they have formed a hypothesis about the…………………………… , they try to find ………………………….. that somebody committed a ……………………….. so that they can……………………………….. the suspects. They look at both the ………………………….. and the actual ………………………………of the crime and try to see if their ………………………………. makes sense. ……………………………. science is used to help ……………………….. crimes and there are many types of forensic methods. Forensic DNA ………………………. is used to determine DNA sequences from biological samples.

Imagine you are one of the Crime Scene Investigators in the photo . You have just arrived at the crime scene and you find out about the first hypotheses formulated by the FBI police officer on the picture . ( Make 6 hypotheses) 

Well, ………