Criminal Investigations Exam 3

Such as aggravated assault, assault with intent to commit murder ,and ffeloniousbattery. All have a common legal element of the purpose of inflicted bodily harm/ death

Felonious Assault

Two Broad classifications

Non- Felonious and Felonious homicide

The necessary killing of another person in performance of legal duty when slayer was not at fault

Justifiable

Non-felonious homicides have two categories

Justifiable and excusable

One who commits an excusable homicide is to some degree of fault is not enough to constitute a criminal homicide

Excusable

The first involves death that results from ___________________ or accidental death at the hands of another

misadventure

Death occurs during the commission of a lawful or unlawful act when the slayer has no intent to hurt and there is no criminal negligence.

Misadventure

Common law as killing of an human being by another with malice afore thought

Murder

Committed under the circumstances not severe enough to constitute murder but that cannot be classified as either justified or excusable

Manslaughter

After death , decrease in body temp

Algor Mortis

Cornea becomes cloudy within 2 hours or less if they died with eyes open

Occular change

Joijtd freezes with 1 to 3 hours; they become rigid.

Rigor Mortis

Reddish purple coloration in the body due to accumulation of blood

Livor Mortis

"Death Grip"

Cadaveric spasm

Different rates and types of decomposition p a body undergoes depends on the

environment

Increased internal pressure caused by bacteria, gas production, _____________ bloating, and body smell and gas

Purging

Decomp _______________ down if the body is refrigerated

slows

when the body is exposed to room temperature, decomposition occurs

rapidly

Decomposition occurs more rapidly in _________________

injured areas

Study of insects associated with the dead body

forensic entomology

along with the contusion ring, there is a black colored ring

"smudge ring" entirely covers the contusion

Direction must be calculated by the ______________ from autopsy results

pathologist

More powerful the round

the greater the impact

When the muzzle of the weapon is pressed against the body

Contact Bullet Wound

Penetrates skin swells, and black ring, and smudging

Contusion point

Most common cause of child deaths is

Physical abuse

The clinical term commonly used to describe physically abused children is

Battered child syndrome

First degree burn

A mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues.

Second degree burn

Damaged, blister, with clear fluid heal themselves

Third degree burn

Blood blister , needs professional treatment

Fourth degree burn

Deep tissue, immediate professional treatment

Severity of the burn is directly influenced by the circumstances

Scald burn : hot liquid

Contact burn

hot solid or flame

Scald burn

Most common type of burn to a child

Spill/ splash

: Hot liquid falls from a height onto the child

Immersion burns

Result of a child falling or being placed into a tub or other container of hot liquid

Several key variables observed in investigating immersion burns

Temperature of water,

Time of exposure,

The depth of the burn

Occurrence of sparing

Deliberate immersion burns can be recognized by :

Doughnut pattern

Sparing the soles of the feet

Sparing the soles of the feet

Water lines

Contact burns

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Medical phenomenon, not a crime, a lack of knowledge about its elements

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)

Severe intentional application of violent force (shaking)