CRIMINAL JUSTICE 320: QUIZ #3
CHAPTERS (9-12) WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Murder Sprees - ANSWER-Involve the killing at two or more locations with almost no
time break between murders
Mass Murder - ANSWER-Entails the killing of four or more victims at one location within
one event
Serial Murder - ANSWER-Happens over time and officially involves the killing of several
victims in three or more separate events
Sensational Murder - ANSWER-They attract public interest due to the extreme violence
of the act
Murder - ANSWER-The purposeful, premeditated, and unlawful taking of the life of a
human by another person
First-Degree - ANSWER-Most serious involving premeditation and preplanning
Second-Degree - ANSWER-Is a lesser offense; killing without influence by sudden
passion
Manslaughter - ANSWER-Deliberate killing, but: voluntary (out of passion, but no
premeditation/ involuntary (accidental or non intentional death with negligence
Justifiable Homicide - ANSWER-Certain willful killings and must be reported as
justifiable or excusable: killing of a felon by an officer in the line of duty or by a citizen if
the person is committing a felony/ taking the life of another, under certain facts and
circumstances, is viewed with less severe in some cases according to the law
Scene-Conscious - ANSWER-The first responding offer has a critical role, after the
fundamental steps as an arriving officer is completed, the officer should be scene-
conscious/ immediately upon arriving the officer determines if the victim is dead or alive,
attempts to apprehend the perpetrator, safeguards the scene, and detains any
witnesses
Chain of Custody - ANSWER-The sequential documentation of evidence that shows the
seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of evidence
, Marbelization - ANSWER-Veins and streaks then change to green/ happens during the
second stage "putrefaction stage"
Rigor Mortis - ANSWER-The process of stiffening and contraction of muscles which
sets in 2-4 hours after death
Postmortem Lividity - ANSWER-Blood settles to the bottom side of the body because of
gravity and appears one-half hour to 4 hours after death
Bodies Found in Water - ANSWER-Bodies found in air will have decomposed twice as
fast as those submerged in water
Dying Declaration - ANSWER-Is admissible and not hearsay if the victim passes away
and is no longer available to provide information other than what was given and the
statement was given when death was imminent/ statements must be based on the
declarant's actual knowledge/ limited to civil cases and criminal homicide
Medical Examiners - ANSWER-Licensed physicians appointed to investigate deaths
Coroners - ANSWER-May be elected or appointed to investigate deaths and homicide
crime scenes and may not have a medical degree/ supervise autopsies that are
performed by a doctor
Algor Mortis - ANSWER-The cooling of the body temperature in the first stage of the
decomposing body/ happens during the first stage "fresh stage"
Hemolyze - ANSWER-Bacteria enters the blood causing red streaks along the veins/
happens during the second stage "putrefaction stage"
Contact Wounds - ANSWER-Occur when the muzzle is held against the body when
discharged which leaves powder particles
Penetrating - ANSWER-Bullet remains inside body
Perforation - ANSWER-Bullet passes through the body
Abrasion Ring - ANSWER-Surrounds an entrance wound with a small amount of blood
Exit Wounds - ANSWER-Larger, irregular, and have protruding tissue without abrasion
rings
Near-Contact - ANSWER-Muzzle is near but not on the skin, and still produces powder
tattooing
Distant - ANSWER-Gunshot wound leave not marks because the muzzle is not near the
skin
CHAPTERS (9-12) WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Murder Sprees - ANSWER-Involve the killing at two or more locations with almost no
time break between murders
Mass Murder - ANSWER-Entails the killing of four or more victims at one location within
one event
Serial Murder - ANSWER-Happens over time and officially involves the killing of several
victims in three or more separate events
Sensational Murder - ANSWER-They attract public interest due to the extreme violence
of the act
Murder - ANSWER-The purposeful, premeditated, and unlawful taking of the life of a
human by another person
First-Degree - ANSWER-Most serious involving premeditation and preplanning
Second-Degree - ANSWER-Is a lesser offense; killing without influence by sudden
passion
Manslaughter - ANSWER-Deliberate killing, but: voluntary (out of passion, but no
premeditation/ involuntary (accidental or non intentional death with negligence
Justifiable Homicide - ANSWER-Certain willful killings and must be reported as
justifiable or excusable: killing of a felon by an officer in the line of duty or by a citizen if
the person is committing a felony/ taking the life of another, under certain facts and
circumstances, is viewed with less severe in some cases according to the law
Scene-Conscious - ANSWER-The first responding offer has a critical role, after the
fundamental steps as an arriving officer is completed, the officer should be scene-
conscious/ immediately upon arriving the officer determines if the victim is dead or alive,
attempts to apprehend the perpetrator, safeguards the scene, and detains any
witnesses
Chain of Custody - ANSWER-The sequential documentation of evidence that shows the
seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of evidence
, Marbelization - ANSWER-Veins and streaks then change to green/ happens during the
second stage "putrefaction stage"
Rigor Mortis - ANSWER-The process of stiffening and contraction of muscles which
sets in 2-4 hours after death
Postmortem Lividity - ANSWER-Blood settles to the bottom side of the body because of
gravity and appears one-half hour to 4 hours after death
Bodies Found in Water - ANSWER-Bodies found in air will have decomposed twice as
fast as those submerged in water
Dying Declaration - ANSWER-Is admissible and not hearsay if the victim passes away
and is no longer available to provide information other than what was given and the
statement was given when death was imminent/ statements must be based on the
declarant's actual knowledge/ limited to civil cases and criminal homicide
Medical Examiners - ANSWER-Licensed physicians appointed to investigate deaths
Coroners - ANSWER-May be elected or appointed to investigate deaths and homicide
crime scenes and may not have a medical degree/ supervise autopsies that are
performed by a doctor
Algor Mortis - ANSWER-The cooling of the body temperature in the first stage of the
decomposing body/ happens during the first stage "fresh stage"
Hemolyze - ANSWER-Bacteria enters the blood causing red streaks along the veins/
happens during the second stage "putrefaction stage"
Contact Wounds - ANSWER-Occur when the muzzle is held against the body when
discharged which leaves powder particles
Penetrating - ANSWER-Bullet remains inside body
Perforation - ANSWER-Bullet passes through the body
Abrasion Ring - ANSWER-Surrounds an entrance wound with a small amount of blood
Exit Wounds - ANSWER-Larger, irregular, and have protruding tissue without abrasion
rings
Near-Contact - ANSWER-Muzzle is near but not on the skin, and still produces powder
tattooing
Distant - ANSWER-Gunshot wound leave not marks because the muzzle is not near the
skin
