*****DIRECTIVE 5.15

Question 1

1. WHEN A PERSON DIES, OR IS PRONOUNCED DEAD IN THE PRESENCE OF POLICE. WHO IS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY

Answer 1

1. THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE

Question 2

1. DEFINATION OF NATURAL DEATH.

Answer 2

1. DEATH FOR APPARENTLY KNOWN AND NATURAL CAUSES. A DEFINATE DIAGNOSIS CAN BE MADE FROM EITHER HOSPITAL RECORDS OR BY THE FAILY PHYSICIAN.

Question 3

1. DEFINATION OF SUDDEN DEATH

Answer 3

1. UNEXPECTED DEATH, OR OCCURRENCE DEATH. THE CAUSE OF WHICH IS UNKNOWN. DEATH WHERE THE PERSON WAS NOT UNDER THE CARE OF A PHYSICIAN FOR AN ILLNESS.

Question 4

1. DEFINATION DEATH BY SUICIDE.

Answer 4

1. THE TAKING OF ONES OWN LIFE VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY

Question 5

1. DEFINATION OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Answer 5

1. DEATH BY AN UNEXPECTED OCCURANCE.

Question 6

1. WHO WILL BE NOTIFIED FOR ALL SUDDEN, SUICIDE, SUSPICIOUS, AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.

Answer 6

1. THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OF OCCURRENCE.

Question 7

1. WHO WILL BE NOTIFIED FOR ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS.

Answer 7

1. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AID.

Question 8

1. WHO WILL ALWAYS RESPOND TO ALL DEATHS

Answer 8

1. A PATROL SUPERVISOR

Question 9

1. WHAT IS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR.2.

Answer 9

1. THE RELEASE OR REMOVAL OF THE BODY AND EFFECTS.

2. AND WILL ADVISE POLICE OF FURTHER PROCEDURES.

Question 10

1. WHAT WILL THE OFFICER BE PREPARED TO TELL THE ME ABOUT THE VICTIM. 4

Answer 10

1. MARITAL STATUS
2. RELIGION.
3. NAME OF PHYSICIAN
4. THE LAST TIME SEEN ALIVE

Question 11

1. WHEN IS THE ONLY TIME POLICE VEHICLES WILL TRANSPORT DEAD BODIES.
2. EXCEPT FOR WHEN

Answer 11

1. WHEN THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
2. WHEN THE BODY IS BADLY DECOMPOSED.

Question 12

1. IN CASES OF NATURAL DEATH. WHERE WILL THE PATROL SUPERVISOR HAVE THE OFFICER HOLD THE SCENE FROM

Answer 12

1. FROM OUTSIDE.

Question 13

1. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE ALL DEATHS BY SUDDEN CAUSE, SUICIDE, SUSPICIOUS CAUSE, AND ACCIDENTS.
2. WHEN IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Answer 13

1. THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OF OCCURANCE.

2. WHEN THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OCCURS IN POLICE CUSTODY.

Question 14

1. WHO WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE DETECTIVE IN ALL CASES OF JUVENILE DEATHS.

Answer 14

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Question 15

1. WHO WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE DETECTIVE IN ALL JUVENILE CASES OF SUDDEN DEATH AND SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
2. WHO WILL HANDLE THE CASE
3. IN JUVENILE DEATHS WHERE CHILD ABUSE IS SUSPECTED WHO WILL DETERMINE INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Answer 15

1. SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT.
2. THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OF OCCURANCE. WITH ASSISTANCE BY SVU.
3. THE SVU SUPERVISOR.

Question 16

1. WHENEVER THERE IS A JUVENILE SUDDEN DEATH, THAT IS NOT A HOMICIDE. WHO WILL THE DETECTIVE CONFER WITH AND WHY.

Answer 16

1. THE CHIEF ADA FAMILY VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT FOR POSSIBLE CHARGES.

Question 17

1. WHO WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ALL CASES OF SUSPICIOUS DEATHS.

Answer 17

1. THE HOMICIDE UNIT.

Question 18

1. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE ALL DEATHS BY HOMICIDE OR SUSPICIOUS CAUSES.

Answer 18

1. THE HOMICIDE UNIT.

Question 19

1. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE ALL DEATHS AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDES IN POLICE CUSTODY.

Answer 19

1. THE HOMICIDE UNIT.

Question 20

1. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS.

Answer 20

1. AID.

Question 21

DEATHS - NATURAL AND SUDDEN

Answer 21

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