DEATH INVESTIGATION FINAL EXAM ROTH 134
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 || GRADED A+
The first arriving officer at the scene ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents
disturbance of the body and isolates any witnesses so they may be interviewed by a
detective.
In gunshot deaths, it is always good practice to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Secure the hands by placing brown paper bags over them prior to transport.
Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their possession need to be
___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Collected and removed from the location where
the body was found
To protect against loss, any large quantities of money on the decedent should be
___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Counted with a witness, photographed, then
placed into an envelope and sealed with initials of both parties on the envelope.
Jewelry should be left on the body because ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - It
allows the Pathologist to assess any patterned indentations or marks and correlate
them with the jewelry that was in place.
In the case of scattered remains that can occur during a traffic, airplane, or train
accident, it is best to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Make a diagram and label
the tissues in separate bags.
,When photographing a revolver ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - The cylinder
should be photographed as it is ejected from the firing position
How many steps are involved in the death notification process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4
What is the first step in the death notification process? - CORRECT ANSWER
– Plan
One of the hardest parts of photographing a death scene is ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Keeping the photos straight, going from one scene to the next, and
not having an opportunity to download them from the camera.
The best way to divide the photos from one case to the next is to ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Photograph a 3x5 card or small dry erase board with
the address location, photographer's last name, date, and case #.
Which reactions can occur when giving a death notification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Shock, disbelief, denial, fear, anger, confusion, immobilization, and
fight or flight
Which is a characteristic that a person giving a death notification should possess? -
CORRECT ANSWER - good listener, empathetic, and efficient
, Which words should be used when providing a death notification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dead and died
Which is NOT a helpful delivery statement? - CORRECT ANSWER - I know
how you feel
Forensics refers to the application of various fields of science and medicine in the
resolution of legal proceedings and is derived from the word ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Forum
In 1954, the United States passed the ___, which outlined general classes of deaths
that need to be further investigated and certified by a government body rather than
a hospital pathologist or treating physician. - CORRECT ANSWER - Model
Post-Mortem Examination Act
The local ___ department is the governing body that filters all death certificates to
the National Bureau of Vital Statistics. - CORRECT ANSWER - Health
The first medical examiner's office was established in ___ in 1918 and was the first
government division of its kind in United States. - CORRECT ANSWER -
New York, NY
___ developed the "exchange principle" which states that whenever two items
come into contact, they exchange material between them. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Edmond Locard
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 || GRADED A+
The first arriving officer at the scene ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Prevents
disturbance of the body and isolates any witnesses so they may be interviewed by a
detective.
In gunshot deaths, it is always good practice to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Secure the hands by placing brown paper bags over them prior to transport.
Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their possession need to be
___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Collected and removed from the location where
the body was found
To protect against loss, any large quantities of money on the decedent should be
___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Counted with a witness, photographed, then
placed into an envelope and sealed with initials of both parties on the envelope.
Jewelry should be left on the body because ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - It
allows the Pathologist to assess any patterned indentations or marks and correlate
them with the jewelry that was in place.
In the case of scattered remains that can occur during a traffic, airplane, or train
accident, it is best to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Make a diagram and label
the tissues in separate bags.
,When photographing a revolver ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - The cylinder
should be photographed as it is ejected from the firing position
How many steps are involved in the death notification process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4
What is the first step in the death notification process? - CORRECT ANSWER
– Plan
One of the hardest parts of photographing a death scene is ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Keeping the photos straight, going from one scene to the next, and
not having an opportunity to download them from the camera.
The best way to divide the photos from one case to the next is to ___. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Photograph a 3x5 card or small dry erase board with
the address location, photographer's last name, date, and case #.
Which reactions can occur when giving a death notification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Shock, disbelief, denial, fear, anger, confusion, immobilization, and
fight or flight
Which is a characteristic that a person giving a death notification should possess? -
CORRECT ANSWER - good listener, empathetic, and efficient
, Which words should be used when providing a death notification? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dead and died
Which is NOT a helpful delivery statement? - CORRECT ANSWER - I know
how you feel
Forensics refers to the application of various fields of science and medicine in the
resolution of legal proceedings and is derived from the word ___. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Forum
In 1954, the United States passed the ___, which outlined general classes of deaths
that need to be further investigated and certified by a government body rather than
a hospital pathologist or treating physician. - CORRECT ANSWER - Model
Post-Mortem Examination Act
The local ___ department is the governing body that filters all death certificates to
the National Bureau of Vital Statistics. - CORRECT ANSWER - Health
The first medical examiner's office was established in ___ in 1918 and was the first
government division of its kind in United States. - CORRECT ANSWER -
New York, NY
___ developed the "exchange principle" which states that whenever two items
come into contact, they exchange material between them. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Edmond Locard
