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types of information that can be obtained from forensics testing and examination of physical evidence

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linkage of persons, scenes, or objects; investigative leads; information on the corpus delicti; information on the modus operandi; proving or disproving witness statements; identification of the suspect(s); identification of unknown substances; reconstruction of a crime

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corpus delicti

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a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted

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modus operandi

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someone’s habits of working; mode of operation

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crime scene management

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  1. information management
  2. manpower management
  3. technology management
  4. logistics management
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crime scene security measures

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when first responders protect the crime scene

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primary crime scene

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site of the original criminal activity

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secondary crime scene

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subsequent crime scenes

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macroscopic crime scene

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the broad crime scene

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microscopic crime scene

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the smaller crime scenes in the broad crime scene

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walk-through

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preliminary scene survey

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crime scene map

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use of imaging technology and mapping technology to create a virtual layout

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the W’s

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who, what, when, where, and why

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videography

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video recording of the crime scene

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crime scene sketch

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documenting the crime scene in sketches

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geometric patterns

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  1. link
    2 line or strip
  2. grid
  3. zone
  4. wheel or ray
  5. spiral method
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types of sketches

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rough and finished sketch

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techniques used to obtain measurements for the crime scene sketch

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triangulation; baseline; and polar coordinates

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crime scene reconstruction

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process of determining or eliminating the events that could have occurred at the crime scene

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process in reconstructing a crime scene

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  1. data collection
  2. conjecture
  3. hypothesis formulation
  4. testing
  5. theory formulation
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major tasks of documentation

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  1. note taking
  2. videography
  3. photography
  4. sketching
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coroner

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government agent charged with responsibility for death investigations

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medical examiners

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a medically qualified public officer whose duty is to investigate deaths occurring under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform postmortems, and to initiate inquests

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forensic pathologist

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physicians specializing in the diagnose of diseas

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cause of death

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disease or injury that initiated the lethal chain of events that led to death

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mechanism of death

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biochemical or physiological abnormality produced by the cause of death that is incompatible with life

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manner of death

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defined as the fashion in which the cause of death came to be

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NASH

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four manners of death; natural, accidental, homicidal, suicidal

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rigor mortis

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stiffening in muscles following death

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livor mortis

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discoloration of the body that occurs from the settling of of red blood cells

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algor mortis

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calling of the body that occurs after death, assuming the ambient body temperature is lower than body temperature

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sudden death

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death that occurs within a few hours of the onset of symptoms or death without any symptoms

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incised wounds

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caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as a knife, razor, or glass splinter

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autopsy

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to look at oneself

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necropsy

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looking at the dead

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inframammary incision

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made in the fold where the lower part of the breast meets the chest wall

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types of mechanical trauma

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sharp force and blunt force trauma

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sharp force

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caused by sharp implements

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blunt force

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caused by firearms

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lead snowstorm

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white fragments of lead around the missing tissue

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penetrating gunshot wound

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an entrance wound and no exit wound

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perforating gunshot wound

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an entrance and exit wound

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distance determination

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distance from the shooter to the victim

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contact/near-contact wounds

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result of close range gunfight, suicide, or execution

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carboxymyoglobin

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a compound formed from myoglobin on exposure to carbon monoxide

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stippling

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creation of a pattern simulating varying degrees of solidity or shading by using small dots

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distant

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any distance beyond that which produces stippling

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laceration

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caused by gunshot exit wounds

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abraded

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scraped skin

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hollow-point bullets

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handgun bullets that are designed to enlarge their diameter during a passage through tissue are common

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asphyxia

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interruption of oxygenation of the brain

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carbon monoxide

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a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air; toxic to hemoglobic animals

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contusion

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an accumulation of blood in the tissues outside the blood vessels

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cyanide

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consists of carbon and nitrogen; acts primarily on the enzymes of the mitochondria of the brain

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diatoms

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small unicellular organisms found in most fresh and salt waters

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equivocal death

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inquiries that are open to interpretation

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hyperthermia

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body temperature that is higher than normal

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hypothermia

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body temperature that is lower than normal

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questionable death

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a death that was not witnessed

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hyoid bone

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small horseshoe-shaped bone found in the neck near the base of the jaw

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hematoma

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a blood tumor

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naïve consumers

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a person who does not ingest large amounts of drugs or alcohol

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ligature

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an object such as a blue, rope, or cord that is wrapped around the throat to cause asphyxia

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manual strangulation

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use of hands to strangulate

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oxyhemoglobin

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the form of hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen

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