CJ 3405 1st Edition Final Exam Study Guide Homicide Investigation Final Study Guide Pages specified can be found in Practical Homicide Investigation 4 th Edition By Vernon J Geberth 1 Is it true that most homicide victims are killed by someone they know 2 Knowing the homicide victims identity allows investigators to establish victimology Review what additional information victimology determines on pg 258 3 What information should be obtained from the corpse to aid in the investigation Review pg 260 4 Why is it important to obtain very clear and detailed finger prints off the victim to use in the investigation and also to make sure that you don t mix them up with other prints taken 5 What things can a forensic odontologist roughly determine from the configuration of the teeth and the jaw Review pgs 277 279 6 What information can be determined from the composition of the bones of the skeletal remains Pgs 284 286 7 What specific bones can be used to determine information as well What information can those bones tell the investigators 8 What are the four categories of forensic art and what can each category help with in the investigation Pg 292 9 The the body is the better the chances are of identifying the victim and the time of their death 10 Why is it important for investigators to obtain information and testimony from the witnesses Will your witnesses always tell the truth when being questioned 11 What are the stages of grief that individuals who lose a loved one go through 12 What are the four things that occur when a firearm is discharged 13 Between the entrance and the exit wound which creates more damage to a person and why 14 What are some factors that can affect the characteristics of a wound and even change the way it looks 15 What main characteristic can be identified to help determine whether a wound is a close contact wound or a wound done at a distance 16 Review the different characteristics of cutting wounds and stabbing wounds Pgs 332 334 17 What are the most common ways in which a death is committed by asphyxia 18 Investigators can make certain observations at the scene which may enable him or her to determine the manner of death what are those 3 observations 19 What are the differences between the severity levels of burns 1 st 2nd 3rd and 4th degree burns 20 What is the name of the position that a body which was burned often assume And what is this position caused by 21 What is Sexual Asphyxia what are the main obsessions with sexual asphyxia and what actions usually lead to the death of victims Pgs 358 362 22 What are the 5 criteria for determining death during dangerous autoerotic practices 23 What are the four major clusters of depressive symptoms Know the difference between them all Pgs 384 385 24 Suicide victims go through a phase in each of the depressive clusters which then ultimately lead to them committing suicide 25 What is it called when a suspect creates a confrontational situation in order to force the police to shoot them 26 Why do suicide cases sometimes cause more problems for detectives than some homicide investigations 27 What are some known motivations to consider in suicide cases 28 Review warning signs extreme danger signs and investigative considerations that detectives take into consideration during the psychological autopsy portion of their investigation Pg 419420 29 A homicide is classified as sex related when evidence of sexual activity is observed in the crime scene or upon the body of the victim What are some of the findings and signs of sexual activity Pg 439 30 Sexual deviations are described as acts which involve non consent or assault and those acts which can be described as problematic from the standpoint of the welfare of society What are these sexual deviations found on pg 445 31 Review the explanations of those sexual deviations which are explained in detail on pg 446 447 32 What are some of the most important key pieces of evidence and information that need to be obtained and collected from the crime scene of a sex related crime 33 What are the unnatural distortions of sexual imagery for sexual predators that run through their mind and lead them to committing their crimes 34 One of the most important factors to consider and keep in mind during a death investigation is victimology In sex related events victimology is the analysis of who the victim was and what was going on in his or her life at the time of the event 35 What is the difference between a Psychotic s motive and a Psychopath s motive 36 What are the four distinct categories that sex related homicides can be classified into 37 What are the four categories of rapists Review the differences between each category 38 What kind of characteristics do serial killers possess and what is a serial killers profile Pgs 476477 39 What are the three main methods used to link murders and the investigative considerations found on pg 488 489 40 What are the three methods of collecting DNA samples Why is the collection of DNA important in specific homicides such as a sex related homicide Pg 540 41 What are the four qualifications that must be present in order for physical evidence to be used in a trial Pg 571 42 Review the guidelines that must be followed in order to properly collect and dispose of evidence on page 572 43 What is the difference between class evidence and individualistic evidence 44 What is the difference between a puncture incision and a laceration 45 Review the different types of tests that are done to identify the presence of blood and other body fluids on page 577 579 46 What are the different factors and characteristics that can be determined for the suspect or victim from the collection of hair at the crime scene 47 What is the most valuable evidence that an investigator can obtain from the scene of a homicide Why are these the most important pieces of evidence Pg 609 48 What does the job of medical examiner or coroner consist of What are the categories of deaths in which these doctors become involved 49 What is the cause of death mechanism of death and manner of death defined as How can these be beneficial to the investigation 50 If the body has not been identified by the time of the autopsy what are the various methods of identification that are used by the medical examiner Pg 651 51 Before an autopsy what information is recorded in the External Examination And also what steps are taken and what is recorded Pg 652 654 52 Review the overall Autopsy process which