20 Question Interview

1)When conducting an investigation, is there a specific process to approach a witness and get information? What process is used most? What process do you use?



2)Is there anything  that can be overlooked at a crime scene? Like what? If not ,why not?



3)What benefits does a psychological autopsy have? How do you go about conducting one?



4)Is there a specific process to conduct an investigation? How do you go about yours? Is there certain patterns that should be followed?How do you go about yors
?



5)I did a science experiment about Luminol and the intensity of it’s glow on blood. I observed that beach also glows. How can you tell the difference between the two so that the investigator does not get confused?



6)What possible benefits, if any, does assumptions about a scene have on an investigation?



7)What is the first thing the investigator does when given a case?



8)What thoughts/ information must always be in the investigators mind as they are investigating?



9)What does the investigator do when they come to a halt in a case?



10)What is most significant when investigating a person’s death?



11)Out of N.A.S.H.U. , which occurs most? Why do you think this is so?



12)In a rape homicide, most of the time the victim and the assailant are unknown to each other. There is no one to “squeal”. Does this make the investigation difficult? What do you do in this situation?



13)What exactly is Tache Noir? How does this help the investigation?



14)What are Tardieu Spots, how do they help the investigation?



15)What is Petechiae and Purpura? What role do they play in an investigation, if any?



16)How do you know what type of autopsy is required for the victim?



17)What is the most accurate way to determine the Time of Death? What methods are there?

18) When the decomposition process alters or obliterates antemortem injuries how do you
determine the cause of death? What is nthe next step taken?

19)What do you do with John and Jane Does?

20) Does seeing many dead people affect you psychologically/ emotionally? How do you
 deal with the gruesome views?

21) Out of: evidence from the body, evidence from the crime scene, or evidence from
 witnesses, wgich is most important (even though they are all crucial to the investigation)

22) When an autposy is conducted, what happens to all the organs? where do they go?