WEEK 8 Flashcards
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preliminary, follow-up, and concluding are all what
3 stages of investigations
the stage that is the foundation for your case
preliminary
check for suspects, render first aid, protect crime scene and evidence, ID and interview witnesses and or victims and prepare a report for those taking case over
initial response requirements
this stage can take weeks, months, or years
follow-up
re-examine everything in this stage, re-interview, get evidence analyzed, and establish motive, means, and opportunity
follow-up steps
the stage where you focus on prosecution, the legality of all that was done prior, re-interview everyone, establish how elements will be charged, and decide with the prosecutor how evidence will be shown
concluding
1 person who kills another person
homicide
murder is a category of what
homicide
justified or excusable homicide
non-felonious
to some degree at fault, but not enough for unlawful
excusable
death from self-defense
justifiable
murder and manslaughter are considered
felonious
reckless manner
involuntary
heat of passion, not premeditated
voluntary
prior to death
antemortem
during the death process
perimortem
after death
postmortem
eyes change ____ when you die
dramatically
the cooling of the body after death
algor mortis
what’s the most useful indicator of time fo death up to 24 hours
algor mortis
the body feels cold after…
8-12 hours
stiffness of body after death
rigor mortis
when blood stops circulating, blood clots and looks like a bad bruise
liver Mortis
what’s not a good indicator for time of death
liver Mortis `
