Death Investigation Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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Definition of Death - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Death is referred to
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as "the permanent cessation of all vital functions; the end of life
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forensic autopsy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An examination of a
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body after death to determine the cause of death
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Rigor Mortis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stiffness of the body
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Livor Mortis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Setting of blood in the body
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Algor Mortis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the cooling of the body
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after death|\




3 components of Death Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Physical |\




Informational |\




Behavioral


antecedent portion of Death Investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The perpetrators behavior prior to the crime
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, What is the protocol of an investigator about being suspicious
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and curious - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Every unattended death
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should be approached as a homicide until you can prove
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otherwise


What would be consider victim rick factors - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Personal use/ abuse of alcohol or drugs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Employment where there is large amount of cash money |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Hitch Hiking |\




dying declarations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A statement made
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by a person who believes death is imminent about the cause or
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circumstances of their impending death |\ |\ |\ |\




Initial walk through - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It's an opportunity
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to formulate a plan for the crime scene examination
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At what point should a potential suspect be advised of their
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Miranda Rights - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An individual who is in
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custody and subject to direct questioning
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protecting and securing a crime scene - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔he main purpose for keeping others out of the scene is to
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avoid as much crime scene contamination as possible based on
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the crime scene principal of Locard's law of the theory of
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transference