Death Investigation

Question 1

In death investigations when is a supervisor attendance mandatory?

Answer 1

For suicide , possibly sudden death, unnatural sudden death, suspicious death or suspected homicide
-sudden unexpected death, apparent suicide or accident where the only witness or person present at the time of death or the finding of the body is an intimate partner, past or present

Question 2

When does a supervisor Divisional Detective attendance mandatory ?

Answer 2

Death of a child under 5
-Sudden death of a child
- unnatural sudden death
- sudden unexpected death, apparent suicide or accident where the only witness or person present at the time of death or finding of the body is an intimate partner, past or present

Question 3

True or False

When the apparent cause of death is hanging shall remove the person in such a manner as to preserve the knot whenever possible.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Who do you call for families who are destitute ( poor) and cannot pay for the burial?

Answer 4

The next of kin may apply to Toronto Social Services or to the Lost Post Fund if the deceased is a former member of the Canadian Forces

Question 5

When notified a unnatural sudden death shall?

Answer 5

• take charge of the scene
• provide assistance and direction to the police officers at the scene
• ensure a police officer accompanies the body to the hospital
• request/ assign further assistance as required
• ensure the attendance of
  - a divisional detective
  - the coroner
  - FIS investigator
• ensure a police officer accompanies the body to the hospital
• advise the officer in charge of all pertinent information
• ensure a police officer has been assigned to notify the next of kin if necessary

Question 6

When in receipt of a request to release a suicide note to the next of kin shall consult with records management services- information Access- Access and Privacy Section on the application course of action

True or false

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Who do you notify for a foreign national death?

Answer 7

Intelligence services- Strategic Assessment and Analysis Section

Landed immigrants should be considered foreign nationals as they remain citizens of the country from which they immigrated from

Question 8

Sudden death notification mandatory for: attempt suicide
- unable to confirm / establish identity of the deceased person
- unable to determine next of kin
- unable to notify next of kin
- request by another police service to notify next of kin

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Supervisor divisional detective attendance mandatory for:
Death of a child under 5
- sudden unexpected death of a child
- unnatural sudden death
- sudden unexpected death, apparent suicide or accowhere the only witness or person present at the time of death or the finding of the body is an intimate partner, past or present

Answer 9

True

Question 10

If the identification of the deceased can not be determined at this time, shall ensure that the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit is notified via the global email address at missingpersons

Answer 10

True

Question 11

FIS is to fingerprint and photograph the deceased if - any outstanding criminal warrants exist
- an active criminal record is found
- the identification of the deceased is in question.

Answer 11

True