Understanding Types of Deaths

Deaths are classified by type as:

Non-criminal homicide includes:

Murder is classified as:

The term for the criminal or non-criminal taking of life by another human is called:

Premeditation would be a requirement in which case?

Premeditation is a requirement in which type of crime?

The first priority in a preliminary homicide investigation is to:

Staging refers to:

A study found that investigators are more likely to clear a homicide if they arrive at the scene within:

Which of the following factors can assist in establishing time of death?

Rigor Mortis is defined as:

Rigor Mortis is at its maximum at about _____ hours after death?

Rigor Mortis appears first in the smaller muscles, such as those of the face.

If death is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, lividity is:

What may occur if a body is exposed to an extremely hot and dry climate?

The post-mortem cooling process of the body is called:

A dead body that sinks in water usually remains immersed for:

It can be assumed that a victim has died on land if:

Most medical examinations of a deceased person are conducted primarily to:

A common indicator of suicide using a knife is:

A weapon found to be tightly clutched by a victim at death is a sign of what type of indicator?

Most cases of hanging are:

Shotgun wounds produce _____ than single bullets.

The study of poisons is referred to as:

Which of the below are the most common methods of homicidal poisoning?

In assessing victim-offender relationships, violence that is goal-directed predatory behavior is referred to as:

The type of 'lust murderer' characterized as methodical and cunning is called a:

What type of murder usually includes the killing of three or more separate victims with a 'cooling off' period between the killings?

All murders are homicides.

Examples of involuntary manslaughter include handling a firearm negligently; leaving poison where children may take it; and operating an automobile, boat, or aircraft in a criminally negligent manner.

The key element distinguishing manslaughter from murder is premeditation.

In Flippo v. West Virginia, the Supreme Court determined that there is a general 'murder scene exception' to the search warrant requirements for the Fourth Amendment.

First-Degree murder requires premeditation and the intent to cause death.

More Americans die by suicide than homicide.

More officers lose their lives to suicide than homicide.

A person who is addicted to or uses crack cocaine regularly may have what is called a 'crack finger.'

Equivocal death investigations are those inquiries that are open to interpretation as to the cause of death.

Lack of a note generally preludes the possibility of suicide.

Two of the more difficult kinds of cases for criminal investigators to handle are those related to missing persons and those involving unidentified human remains.

Researchers have identified more than 100 biological compounds called volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) found in the human body that are linked to decomposition in buried bodies.

Unfortunately, the U.S. Justice Department does not have a national program to help law enforcement agencies, medical examiners, and others identify missing persons who have not been murdered or have died of other causes.

In general, decomposition is increased by lower temperatures and decreased by higher temperatures.

The cornea clouds more rapidly if the eyes remain closed after death.

Insects can offer valuable clues as to the time a body was left or buried.

It is common procedure to exhume a body for medical examination.

Investigators are more likely to clear a homicide if they arrive within 30 minutes of being notified.

A serial murder is a sex-related homicide involving a sadistic, deviant assault.

Profiles of serial killers show they are usually insane and simply do not care.

Unlike workplace violence, school violence usually occurs without warning.