Criminology

Question 1

site of original crime

Answer 1

Primary crime scenes:

Question 2

other relevant locations

Answer 2

Secondary crime scene

Question 3

larger setting of where the crime is found (ex. house)

Answer 3

Macroscopic [crime scene]

Question 4

smaller setting

Answer 4

microscopic

Question 5

types of deaths:

Answer 5

homocide, robbery, sa

Question 6

Manner of Death

Answer 6

NASH(U)

Question 7

physical Location

Answer 7

Outdoors, indoors, vehicle (eg. car)

Question 8

body of the crime

Answer 8

Corpus Delicti

Question 9

determining sequence of events

Answer 9

Reconstruction of the crime

Question 10

mode of operation

Answer 10

modus operandi

Question 11

crime scene procedure requires:

Answer 11

management of info manpower tech logistics

Question 12

4 major tasks of documentation:

Answer 12

note taking video photo sketch

Question 13

3 techniques used to obtain measurements for the sketch:

Answer 13

triangulation
baseline
polar coordinates

Question 14

most commonly employed search methods

Answer 14

link
zone
line/strip
wheel/ray
grid
spiral

Question 15

quasi-judicial function and could determine the cause of death but no specific training was required

Answer 15

coroners

Question 16

physicians specializing in pathology with a subspecialization in law/medicine

Answer 16

forensic pathologists

Question 17

disease of injury that led to lethal chain of events that caused the death, the underlying cause

Answer 17

cause of death

Question 18

biochemical or physiological abnormality that threatens life

Answer 18

Mechanism of death

Question 19

determine whether jurisdiction exists to investigate death

Answer 19

Review medical history

Question 20

helps determine jurisdiction where injuries are not obvious → can potentially create prejudice against forensic pathologist

Answer 20

Review witness statements

Question 21

ideally forensic pathologist would examine the scene themselves, but its costly → only sent to unusual/complicated scenes

Answer 21

scene exam

Question 22

starts from shoulders, extend into midline of body (lower chest) until pubic bone, like a T shape

Answer 22

inframmary incision

Question 23

traumatic deaths

Answer 23

Can be mechanical (sharp or blunt [firearm {high/low velocity} or non firearm] force)
Thermal
Electrical
Chemical

Question 24

Trauma is classified as..

Answer 24

penetrating (stab wounds, gunshot) or non-penetrating (falls, car crash)

Question 25

incised

Answer 25

sharp force

Question 26

lacerations

Answer 26

blunt force

Question 27

blackening of skin

Answer 27

gasses

Question 28

Homicidal blunt force trauma requires lethal head injuries → leads to

Answer 28

lots of head bleeding

Question 29

accumulation of blood around tissues outside blood vessels

Answer 29

contusion

Question 30

blood tumor

Answer 30

hematoma

Question 31

increasing degrees of coma then death (e.g. alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, opiates)

Answer 31

cns depressants

Question 32

seizures, high body temperatures, uncontrolled quivering of the heart (e.g. cocaine!! :D)

Answer 32

cns stimulatns

Question 33

colorless, odorless, explosive gas produced by incomplete production of carbon-containing fuels (occurs in accidental, homicidal, suicidal death)

Answer 33

carbon monoxide

Question 34

heart can experience ventricular fibrillation (quivering that leads to death)

Answer 34

low volt

Question 35

Passage of electricity thru a person

Answer 35

electrical trauma

Question 36

ventrical defribbilation

Answer 36

high volt

Question 37

Flow of electricity thru tissues can cause holes in membranes of cells

Answer 37

poration

Question 38

Interruption of oxygen to the brain by: manual strangulation, strangulation by ligature (hanging), drowning, thermal, chemical

Answer 38

Asphyxias

Question 39

application of scientific techniques to the judicial system through examining and interpreting civil or criminal evidence, it’s the application of science to law

Answer 39

forensic science