Death Investigations

Question 1

means any person under the age of 18 years

Answer 1

Child

Question 2

means a system of world–wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose and send a message, with or without attached files, from one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient’s terminal when the recipient logs in. The Toronto Police Service (Service) has an internal e–mail and an external e–mail database. The internal e–mail database allows authorized users to send and receive messages within the Service. The external e–mail database allows authorized users to send and receive messages over the Internet.

Answer 2

Electronic Mail (email)

Question 3

means an investigation led by __________ into the circumstances
surrounding a sudden death where there is:
􀀐 obvious or suspected foul play,
􀀐 the cause of death cannot be explained,
􀀐 found human remains,
􀀐 any other suspicious circumstance.

Answer 3

Homicide Investigation

Question 4

means a partner from a current or former intimate relationship

Answer 4

Intimate Partner

Question 5

includes current or former relationships between opposite sex and same sex partners and include
persons who:
􀀐 are legally married to one another;
􀀐 were previously married to one another;
􀀐 are not married, but are currently in a family–type relationship;
􀀐 are not married, but were formerly in a family–type relationship;
􀀐 have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or lived together at one time,
or;
􀀐 are (or have ever been) involved in a dating relationship.

Answer 5

Intimate Relationship

Question 6

means the investigator responsible for the effective _________ and __________ of every threshold major case investigation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the functions of Major Case Management. The Major Case Manager shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent as defined by the Ontario Police College, and; shall have the resources to manage investigations through the minister–approved software, currently known as PowerCase.

Answer 6

Major Case Manager

Governance
Management

Question 7

means a death due to explainable medical causes including old age or disease.

Answer 7

Natural Causes

Question 8

means the investigator assigned by the Major Case Manager in every threshold major case
investigation to perform the functions and responsibilities of the primary investigation function. The Primary Investigator shall have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the function; shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major
Case Management Course or equivalent, as defined by the Ontario Police College.

Answer 8

Primary Investigator

Question 9

means an unexpected death that is instantaneous or occurs within minutes or hours from any cause other
than violence.

Answer 9

Sudden Death

Question 10

means the death of a person intentionally caused by the person’s own actions

Answer 10

Suicide

Question 11

means the unexpected death of a person by suicide, homicide, accident or suspicious
circumstances, and includes found human remains, in whole or in part.

Answer 11

Unnatural sudden death