Crimes Against Persons Flashcards
1
Q
Types of crimes against persons?
A
Violent felony
Nonviolent felony
Misdemeanor
2
Q
Human Remains Big 4
A
Age
Sex
Race
Human/nonhuman
3
Q
Subadult
A
Birth to age 12
4
Q
Confirmatory Identification
A
Fingerprints (best)
Dentition
DNA
Radiology
5
Q
Decomposition Barriers
A
Physical
Chemical
Climate
6
Q
Most common insect
A
Bowfly
7
Q
Alternatives to normal decomposition
A
Mummification
Saponification (adipocere)
8
Q
Decomposition Processes
A
Autolysis
Putrefaction
9
Q
3 Stages of Postmortem
Changes
A
Immediate
Early
Late
10
Q
Most important part of crime scene processing?
A
Thoroughness
11
Q
Victimology
A
When Where Who saw victim alive last Complaints Symptoms prior to death Responder records Interviews
12
Q
When does autopsy begin?
A
At crime scene
13
Q
3 elements of crimes against persons?
A
Cause
Manner
Mechanism
14
Q
Manners of death?
A
Homicide Suicide Accident Undetermined Natural
All are natural or unnatural
