What are some of the ways that investigators determine the identity of the decedent?

What will be an ideal response?


Witnesses, friends, and relatives may be present to inform investigators of this. This question can also be answered through a person's possessions, scientific methods like DNA and fingerprints, or anthropological facial reconstruction.

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A(n) ______ is identified under the common law as an individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living.

a. indigent b. wanderer c. bum d. vagrant

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For the successful prosecution of rape, the common law did NOT require proof that the victim

A. was not married. B. made a fresh complaint. C. was of chaste character. D. could provide corroboration.

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The process of determining which inmates go to which institutions and what the specific conditions of their confinement will be is referred to as:

A. security determination. B. risk assessment. C. risk prediction. D. classification.

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People's knowledge of an offender's criminal act and their public disapproval of the act is accomplished through

a. newspaper reports.
b. radio talk shoes.
c. community service.
d. shaming.

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