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the crime of intentionally damaging other people´s property

felony is the worst type of crime and would be punished with a longer prison time

the act of attacking and robbing someoe in the streets to steal their money

Contaminate comes from the Latin word contaminat-, meaning “made impure.” You can use the word to indicate that a hazardous substance has been introduced into something else, such as food that is contaminated with mold.

to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle using violence

the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things

found at a crime scene might include blood, semen, salvia and vomit. To identify and collect these pieces of evidence, a SOCO might use swabs and smear slides or scalpel and tweezers. He or she will also use a blood collection kit to get blood samples from victims or suspects

is like harrassement or grafiti

less serious as felony punished with smaller prision time as felony or community payback

a SOCO can use combs, tweezers and a vacuum device to collect any hair or fibres at the scene. They might also recover carpet fibres from a suspect´s shoes. The lab can compare these fibres to carpet fibres from the victim´s home. The presence of hair on a tool or weapon can identify it as the weapon used in the crime

tool for recovering fingerprints include brushes, powder, tape, lift cards, a magnifying glass and super glue. A crime lab can use fingerprints to identify or eliminate a suspect

to force someoneto have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behavior