FINAL EXAM HANKS Flashcards
The standard definition of a serial killer requires at least three victims
FALSE
For a donor body to be fully embalmed, the chemicals used need to work their way through the tissue for 6 months.
False 8 months
Where a person dies as a result of medical assistance in dying, the physician or nurse practitioner who provided the medical assistance in dying does not have to give notice of the death to a coroner unless in the opinion of the family, that the death ought to be investigated and then the coroner shall investigate the circumstances of the death
FALSE
According to the Four Pillars of Death Investigations – which pillar includes “determining the physiological cause of death”?
Post-Mortem examination
For a Coroner, the cause of death can be classified as either “natural” or “unnatural”.
FALSE
You are working as a police officer when you become involved in an altercation with a suspect you are attempting to arrest. The suspect ends up having an injury which consists of a fractured wrist. The Special Investigation Unit has been called in to investigate the occurrence and you are notified that you are a subject officer in the investigation. This type of stress could be considered
external stressor
A projectile from a firearm can be identified through
barrel
A projectile from a firearm can be identified through
Markings from the barrel rifling
According to the Coroners Act - Duty to give information, every person who has reason to believe that a deceased person died of _________________________, shall immediately notify a coroner or a police officer of the facts and circumstances relating to the death, and where a police officer is notified he or she shall in turn immediately notify the coroner of such facts and circumstances
During pregnancy or following pregnancy in circumstances that might reasonably be attributable thereto
Cold case investigations can be furthered through:
Fingerprint Evidence
Witnesses
Advances in DNA technology
DNA testing
(All of the above)
It is estimated that one in __________ Canadians will experience mental distress in their lifetime
5
Which of the following statements is true ?
SIDS can be a contributing factor to SUDS
SIDS can be a contributing factor to SUDS
true
Since 2004, all forensic autopsies undergo a peer review process
False
Section 72 of the Child and Family Services Act requires every ______ who has reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection to promptly report the suspicion and the information upon which it is based to a Children’ Aid Society.
Teacher
Doctor
Police Officer
(All of the above)
Lawyer
A body in water decomposes _________ than a body that’s lying on land
No clear answer, it depends
Which of the following are precautions to minimize contamination of DNA evidence: (Choose as many as applicable).
Show answer choices
Have a plan
Have and maintain a clean working area
Pack items from different scenes in different containers
Wear PPE
ALL ARE CORRECT
P30 test is a presumptive test for the presence of semen, while a microscope is used as a confirmatory test -
TRUE
The sequential steps in DNA analysis are:
Extraction, Quantification, Amplification and Sequencing
Match the following biological fluids with the respective presumptive test:
Saliva - Phadebas Test
Blood- Kastle-Meyer Test
Semen- Acid-phosphatase Test
Paper is the ideal method of packaging for DNA, however if plastic is being used, ensure that it dries completely before sealing.
TRUE
A fatal fire investigation has three components, Cause of Death, __________, and Conditions under which both occurred.
Cause of Fire
Modus Operandi is the actions beyond those necessary to commit a crime while the signature is the learned behavior based on external circumstances
FASLE
Human fat will smoulder or can burn as a flame and has a high enough flash point that it normally requires a rigid porous wick to maintain a flame
FALSE
Reportable deaths are located under Section 9 of the Coroners Act.
FALSE