The study of poisons can determine the type of poison, the amount ingested, the approximate time ingested, and the effect on the body. This field is referred to as:

The cycle of violence involves:

Investigators have noted that chronic crack users often develop a characteristic callous on the pad of their thumb, which is sometimes called a “crack thumb.”

Noncriminal homicide includes:

What type of perpetrator selects high school–age youths as sex victims?

Intentionally causing another person to fear immediate bodily harm or death, or intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm on the person is commonly called:

In what type of interview do es the investigator carefully question the victim about the rapist’s behavior, analyze the behavior to ascertain the motivation underlying the assault, and then compile a profile of the individual likely to have committed the crime?

More police officers lose their lives annually to suicide than homicide.

Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) have found that batterer rehabilitation is significantly affected by what the offender actually has to lose – for example, home ownership, employment, and marriage. These variables are referred to as the offender’s:

It is common procedure to exhume a body for medical examination.