Chapter 10 Flashcards
Missing items fall into one of three categories:
1) evidentiary
2) valuables
3) personal
The investigator should make inquiries into the following areas: (6)
1) Type and sequence of sexual acts during an assault
2) Verbal activity of rapist
3) Verbal activity of the victim
4) Sudden change in rapist’s attitude during the attack
5) Theft during rape
6) Delaying reporting
Frequently rapist who target their victims have prior arrests for: (4)
1) Breaking and Entering
2) Prowling
3) Peeping
4) Theft of a women’s clothing
There are two major barriers that mitigate the need to report elder abuse. What are they?
1) The FIRST BARRIER is THE VICTIMS RELUCTANCE TO REPORT the incident, which may occur because she is to frightened or embarrassed. In other cases, the victim maybe a domestic partner, a situation often noted in domestic violence cases.
The SECOND BARRIER in reporting elder sexual abuse is that of DISBELIEF.
Therapeutic tasks are important to develop trust with the elder in order to do an accurate assessment of the complaint of the sexual abuse:
1) Tell the senior what to expect. Talk slowly and clearly
2) Assess the victim’s sensory abilities
3) observe the victim’s demeanor
Victim’s do not report rape crimes because of: (5)
1) lack of belief in the ability of the police to apprehend the suspect
2) worries about unsympathetic treatment from police and discomforting procedures
3) belief that they were somehow at fault for the rape
4) embarrassment about publicity
5) fear of reprisal by the rapist
6) apprehension, as a result of television programs or newspaper reports, of further being victimized by court proceedings.
The motility of sperm in the vagina is short, measured in hours rather than days; motility decreases to zero in about:
Three (3) hours
(Menstration may prolong to 4 hours)
Notes: In the living, Acid phosphate (enzyme in sperm) may be lost from the vagina after 12 to 40 hours.
The evidence most frequently obtained from the victim’s clothing is: (2)
1) fibers from a suspect’s clothing
2) loose pubic hair
Items required for a Buccaneers swab (skin cells on the inside of the mouth) include: (4)
1) two sterile cotton swaps
2) paper envelope
3) latex gloves
4) wet paper towels
The simplest and easiest way to obtain DNA samples is from:
Saliva
In addition to the basic materials they use to produce condoms, manufacturers also add other substances, known as exchangeable traces that comprise: (3)
1) particulates
2) lubricants
3) spermicide
Condom trace evidence can assist investigators in several ways: (4)
1) it can help prove corpus delicti
2) provide evidence of penetration
3) produce associative evidence
4) link the acts of serial rapists
The two drugs of choice that are most commonly used by sex offenders to facilitate their crimes are:
1) rohypnol
2) gamma hydroxybutyrate
This is when one man inserts his lubricated fist and forearm up to the elbow into the anal cavity of another man. Death sometimes results when a ruptured bowel is expelled through the anus.
Fisting
This refers to the consumption of urine:
Urolangia
