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That is correct, you may see bruising when inflicted on a live person, and obviously wouldnt on a dead body. Also I think there was something in the question about bone involvement. Examining the bone wouldnt tell you when the wound was inflicted, it can however, if deep enough, leave some very...

Re: forensic questions At every scene I've ever been to, there were always police officers there, writing reports, gathering info from their investigations, and they would definitely be there to secure the scene from others who should not be there, gaukers, media, etc.

Re: fibers/ washing the mouth In my state, a CSI or evidence tech is a police officer first, then gets special training in evidence collection.

Re: fibers/ washing the mouth It is not irrational, as long as you understand that a true real life career in forensics is absolutely nothing like the tv shows. Those who collect do not test, and those who collect and test, do not interrogate suspects (just one example) We dont get to wear...

There are lots of areas of forensics one could go into. If you are interested in the process of evidence collection, that would be a true CSI or evidence tech. Most people who do this are first trained as police officers. If you want to be the person working in the lab that examines samples...

The mouth is NOT washed prior to an autopsy, and really, isnt specifically washed after an autopsy, just the general hose down the entire body gets. If there is foreign material or the mouth is particularly bloody, full of emesis, etc then they might pay a little more attention to cleaning it...