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compact flash

Common type of digital camera memory card; designated as Type I or Type II... Read More

comparative negligence

The more prevalent approach to reducing amounts paid to plaintiffs/victims allowing partially negligent plaintiffs/victims to recover damages from defendants/perpetrators, however, reducing the amounts of the award by the applicable percentage of the plaintiff's/victim's own negligence... Read More

comparative radiography

An identification technique involving the direct comparison of antemortem and postmortem radiographs... Read More

comparative radiology

An identification technique involving the direct comparison of antemortem and postmortem radiologic images... Read More

comparison

Pertaining to friction ridge identification, The second step of the ACE-V method... Read More

comparison samples

A generic term used to describe physical material/ evidence discovered at crime scenes that may be compared with samples from persons, tools, and physical locations... Read More

compassion fatigue

A concept referring to the emotional and physical exhaustion that can affect service providers and helping professionals... Read More

compensation

Monetary reparations made to crime victims by a state or a governmental entity to recover "out-of-pocket" expenses incurred as a result of a crime... Read More

compensatory damages

Damages paid to compensate victims for losses caused by the torts of the perpetrator... Read More

competence

A term used to denote capacity to act on one's behalf, including the ability to understand information presented, to appreciate consequences of acting or not acting on that information, and to make a choice... Read More

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