mid term

Question 1

Must have murdered at least 3 people at three separate occasions, involving a cooling off period.

Answer 1

Serial Killers

Question 2

Must have murdered three people at one time without a cooling-
off period.

Answer 2

Mass Murderer

Question 3

a serial killer who kills because he/she
enjoys the power dynamic and wants to feel powerful over his/her victims.

Answer 3

Power/control or hedonistic serial killer

Question 4

a serial killer who kills because it is fun and enjoy the
rush of taking someone’s life.

Answer 4

Thrill-seeking serial killer

Question 5

possessions from the victim of the serial killer which reminds the killer
of what he/she did.

Answer 5

Trophies

Question 6

is what a person perceives with his/her five senses.

Answer 6

observation

Question 7

Level of interest, stress, and concentration can affect

Answer 7

eyewitness accounts

Question 8

True or False: Eyewitness testimonies are always reliable.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or False: A ransom note is considered a piece of physical evidence.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False: Blood is considered a piece of biological evidence.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

It is essential ____________ to present credible evidence to
the court and to ensure that evidence was not tampered with.

Answer 11

to maintain a chain of custody log

Question 12

To prevent witnesses from collaborating an alibi and to prevent the formation of
faulty memories that would weaken eyewitness accounts, witnesses at the crime
scene must be________________________________

Answer 12

separated

Question 13

Staging a suicide to cover up a murder is considered a
______________________.

Answer 13

staging a crime

Question 14

A scientific lab where evidence is processed to reveal facts about a crime is called a ______________________.

Answer 14

forensic lab

Question 15

_____________________________ refers to indicate that a
patient was found to be already clinically dead upon arrival of professional
medical assistance, including first responders.

Answer 15

Dead on arrival (DOA)

Question 16

The actual physiological change that causes life to end (for example, a bleeding
to death or sepsis) is called ______________________________ of death.

Answer 16

Mechanism of Death

Question 17

A person dying in a car accident is considered an _____________ death (it’s one of the four manners of death).

Answer 17

accidental

Question 18

_________________________ : The surgical procedure that consists of a
thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode,
and manner of death.

Answer 18

Autopsy

Question 19

______________________ : The stiffening and contraction of
muscles caused by chemical reactions in the cells after death.

Answer 19

Rigor Mortis

Question 20

__________________________ : The purplish discoloration of
portions of the body that occur after death.

Answer 20

Liver Mortis

Question 21

________________________________ are the three general distinctions
of fingerprints

Answer 21

Arch, Whorl, Loop

Question 22

_______________________ : a type of fingerprint is not visible to
the naked eye and requires development through the use of powders or
chemicals to be made visible

Answer 22

Latent fingerprints

Question 23

______________________________ : Matching ridge characteristics within identical fingerprints.

Answer 23

Points of similarity/points of id

Question 24

True or False: Fingerprints are a relatively new technology.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

True or False: Identical twins, not fraternal, will have the same fingerprints.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

When the hair follicle was intact and nuclear DNA could be retrieved from it, then the sample of hair can provide ___________________.

Answer 26

individual evidence

Question 27

Drug use, toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and other things found in hair can be
revealed through ____________________.

Answer 27

Chemical testing

Question 28

____________ & _____________ : the two
basic structures that make up human hair.

Answer 28

Hair follicle, Hair shaft

Question 29

___________________ : The ratio of the diameter of the
medulla to the diameter of the entire hair.

Answer 29

Medullary Index

Question 30

_______________________ : the smallest individual unit of a textile.

Answer 30

Fiber

Question 31

________________________ : the compound makes up all plant fibers

Answer 31

cellulose