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CHARLES GORING – published The English Convict:
A Statistical Study in 1913 which established
some notions whether there were any significant
physical or mental abnormalities among the
criminal classes as suggested by Cesare
Lombroso. He argued that there is no such thing
as an anthropological criminal type.

CHARLES MONTESIQUIEU – a French historian and
philosopher who analyzed law as an expression of
justice. He believed that harsh punishment would
undermine morality and that appealing to moral
sentiments as a better means of preventing
crime.

CHARRING – the scorching of materials by fire; used
to deduce the direction of fire spread by comparing
relative depths of char throughout the scene.

CHATTEL – item, article, or piece of property which
is somewhat personal and transferable.

CHECK KITING – a method of operation in which
several checking accounts based upon non –
existent funds in the attempt to withdraw funds.

CHEMICAL EXPLOSION – explosions in which the
high-pressure gas is produced by reactions that
involve changes in the basic chemical nature of the
fuel; commonly caused by the burning of
hydrocarbon fuels (e.g., natural gas, gasoline,
lubricating oils).

CHEMISTRY – a branch of science which deals with
the study of composition and study of matter,
changes matter undergo.

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