Utah POST LEO #1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. Considerations for ID of 1. Most cases can be ID from on-scene investigations
the dead body 2. When visual ID not possible, scientific means of DNA, fingerprints,
and dental records will be used.
3. Fingerprints only done at knowledge and consent of OME
4. Other useful methods include clothing, jewelry, tattoos, and xrays.
2. Considers for toxicology 1. Collected on all OME cases.
sampling 2. Samples include blood, urine, liver, bile, and vitreous.
3. Testing determined by the nature of the case.
3. Indications of suicide 1. Statements by decedent
2. Notes or documents
3. Previous attempts or gestures
4. Physical evidence
5. Departure from usual behavior patterns
6. Insurance issues/family perceptions
4. Considerations for ev- 7.
idence collection from
the body
5. Resources which aid in
estimating the value of
stolen/recovered goods
6. COMMON POST-
MORTEM CHANGES
,1. Body based evidence will be collected
during the OME examination
2. Gunshot Residue are no longer
routinely preformed and will only be
done if specially requested. Victims
hands should be covered withpaper
bags to preserve trace elements.
1. New/similar goods retail and wholesale
price
2. Consumer depreciation guides
3. Pawn listings
1. Rigor Mortis
2. Livor Mortis (pooling of blood)
3. Algor Mortis (cooling of the core)
4. Decomposition
5. Skeletonization
, Examples of evidence 1. Report by child
related to neglect and 2. Living conditions
abuse 3. Bruising
4. Broken bones
5. Injuries in various stages of healing
8. List and describe types 1. Blunt force; lacertions, contusions, abrasion, and patterned injuries
of wounds and their 2. Sharp force; stab, incised, puncture, and chop
characteristics 3. Gunshot wounds; contact, intermediate, and indeterminate.
9. Terms of time relating to 1. Antermortem/Premortem
the time of death 2. Perimortem
3. Postmortem
10. Considerations in infant 1. Natural or Abuse
deaths 2. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
11. How ID thieves use per- 1. Credit card fraud
sonal information 2. Phone or utilities
3. Bank/Finance
4. Government documents
5. Other methods such as: getting a job, renting a home, and obtaining
medical services.
12. Attended death Death results from natural causes and a doctor has seen the patient
within 30 days
13. Unattended death All other cases of death that are not attended. Must be reported to
OME
14. Reasons why only one of- 1. Avoid confusion
ficer should issue com- 2. Execute a given plan properly
mands 3. Advise suspects what is expected of them.
Answers
1. Considerations for ID of 1. Most cases can be ID from on-scene investigations
the dead body 2. When visual ID not possible, scientific means of DNA, fingerprints,
and dental records will be used.
3. Fingerprints only done at knowledge and consent of OME
4. Other useful methods include clothing, jewelry, tattoos, and xrays.
2. Considers for toxicology 1. Collected on all OME cases.
sampling 2. Samples include blood, urine, liver, bile, and vitreous.
3. Testing determined by the nature of the case.
3. Indications of suicide 1. Statements by decedent
2. Notes or documents
3. Previous attempts or gestures
4. Physical evidence
5. Departure from usual behavior patterns
6. Insurance issues/family perceptions
4. Considerations for ev- 7.
idence collection from
the body
5. Resources which aid in
estimating the value of
stolen/recovered goods
6. COMMON POST-
MORTEM CHANGES
,1. Body based evidence will be collected
during the OME examination
2. Gunshot Residue are no longer
routinely preformed and will only be
done if specially requested. Victims
hands should be covered withpaper
bags to preserve trace elements.
1. New/similar goods retail and wholesale
price
2. Consumer depreciation guides
3. Pawn listings
1. Rigor Mortis
2. Livor Mortis (pooling of blood)
3. Algor Mortis (cooling of the core)
4. Decomposition
5. Skeletonization
, Examples of evidence 1. Report by child
related to neglect and 2. Living conditions
abuse 3. Bruising
4. Broken bones
5. Injuries in various stages of healing
8. List and describe types 1. Blunt force; lacertions, contusions, abrasion, and patterned injuries
of wounds and their 2. Sharp force; stab, incised, puncture, and chop
characteristics 3. Gunshot wounds; contact, intermediate, and indeterminate.
9. Terms of time relating to 1. Antermortem/Premortem
the time of death 2. Perimortem
3. Postmortem
10. Considerations in infant 1. Natural or Abuse
deaths 2. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
11. How ID thieves use per- 1. Credit card fraud
sonal information 2. Phone or utilities
3. Bank/Finance
4. Government documents
5. Other methods such as: getting a job, renting a home, and obtaining
medical services.
12. Attended death Death results from natural causes and a doctor has seen the patient
within 30 days
13. Unattended death All other cases of death that are not attended. Must be reported to
OME
14. Reasons why only one of- 1. Avoid confusion
ficer should issue com- 2. Execute a given plan properly
mands 3. Advise suspects what is expected of them.
