Crime Scenes And The Environment Flashcards
1
Q
What is a crime scene?
A
A crime scene is where an Offenes occurred and where forensic evidence is gathered
2
Q
What is environmental correlation?
A
What is right and wrong in a crime scene
3
Q
Define entomology?
A
The study of insects, a branch of zoology
4
Q
What does rapid decomposition suggest?
A
Flies are present
5
Q
What is rigor mortis?
A
Death stiffness
6
Q
What is livor mortis?
A
Death colour
7
Q
What is algor mortis
A
Death heat
8
Q
How quickly does the body cool?
A
Approximately 1°C/hr depending on size, posture, clothing, etc.
9
Q
What is mayasis?
A
A parasitic infection of the body in a life mammal.
10
Q
What is entomotoxicology?
A
Entomology combined with toxicology.
