Name the various legal definitions related to felony assaults and homicides.
Discuss the various stages of the medico-legal examination, including the autopsy.
Describe the various postmortem changes occurring at the time of death.
Recognize the potential evidentiary value of gunshot wounds, incised and stab wounds, lacerations, and defensive wounds.
Discuss the role of the forensic entomologist in determining time of death.
Identify the characteristics of strangulation wounds.
Describe wounds inflicted with a blunt object as opposed to those inflicted with a sharp-edged instrument.
Discuss information used by investigators to distinguish between homicides and suicides.
Be familiar with the methods and evidence involved in suicides.
Discuss the characteristics of various poisons and their associated manifestations.
Outline facts that need to be determined in the investigation of fire deaths.
Discuss serial murderers, their profiles, myths and misconceptions.
Understand the role of the National Center of the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) and the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) in serial murder investigations.
