Test 2 Recovery

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

*Locating human remains = 1st step
-Equipment and personal
1. Ground penetrating radar
2. Small planes, drones and helicopters
3. Trained dogs
4. Site survey

Question 2

Ground penetrating radar

Answer 2

Can be used if the remains are suspected to be underground

Question 3

Small planes, drones and helicopters

Answer 3

Can be used to search from the air and cover more territory

Question 4

Trained dogs

Answer 4

Sensitive to decomposition smell

Question 5

Site survey

Answer 5

On the ground visual assessment

Question 6

Search for remains

Answer 6

1. Organizing a site survey-> # of people and size of the site
2. Visual clues to look for on the ground

Question 7

Visual clues on the ground (5)

Answer 7

1. Increase insect activity and putrefaction smell
2. Vegetation
3. Soil color
4. Pile of earth
5. Soil compaction < 1yr = rise up, >1yr= down

Question 8

Search for associated material

Answer 8

If you find a bone, the team will look for the rest of the bones, pieces of clothing, murder weapons…

Question 9

Flag evidence

Answer 9

2 Flag colors: for organic artifacts and material artifacts

Question 10

Securing the crime scene

Answer 10

To avoid contamination and destroying evidence

Question 11

mapping remains

Answer 11

Drawing every evidence for the right placement

Question 12

Excavations

Answer 12

Archeology trowels

Question 13

Collecting the remains and bagging evidence

Answer 13

Need:
- Case #
- Date
- Name of indv. who picked up the evidence
- Bag #
- Content
- Evidence #

Question 14

Written Documentation

Answer 14

1. Note-taking
2. Inventory

Question 15

Visual support

Answer 15

Pictures and/or videos

Question 16

Mass disasters elements to consider (4)

Answer 16

1. Personnel-> Medical examiners, forensic pathologists, forensic odontologists, forensic anthropologists…
2. Location, mapping, and collecting
3. Temporary morgue + equipment
4. Victim info