Learning Objectives

  1. Define medicolegal death investigation
  2. Understand jurisdictional laws and systems specific to states and counties.
  3. Describe the roles of individuals involved in a medicolegal death investigation.
  4. Define cause and manner of death and provide examples.
  5. Apply the above knowledge to forensic cases.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Investigation Systems & Jurisdiction
1 Quiz
Knowledge Check – Investigation Systems & Jurisdiction
Lesson 3: Multidisciplinary Roles
1 Quiz
Knowledge Check – Multidisciplinary Roles
Lesson 4: Postmortem Changes
1 Quiz
Knowledge Check – Postmortem Changes
Case Examples
Patterned Injuries
Dismemberment
Manner of Death Determination
Decedent Identification
Autopsy-Guided Death Investigation
Final Quiz
Integrated Case-Based Assessment