Preliminary Homicide Investigation Flashcards
Sudden infant death syndrome means the death of a child under _______
1 year of age
Infant means a child less than ______years old
1 year old
Preliminary Police report was developed by the office of the chief coroner and shall be completed in addition to the e-report for the death of a child under ___________and forwarded to the coroners office prior to the post mortem
5 years old
Who chairs the paediatric death review committee
The Regional Chief Coroner for Ontario
Paediatric Death Review Committee reviews all cases of deaths involving children and youth when the child youth or family was receiving services of CAS within _______ months of the death
12
The CYAC shall be notified when investigating a sudden and unexpected death of a child under the age of ____
16
When an autopsy is ordered as a result of an apparent suicide or accident where the only witness is or has been an intimate partner past or present, the autopsy will be performed by_______
Regional Coroners PAthologist who currently performs homicide autopsies
Definition of a child means a person under _______
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When an autopsy is ordered as a result of an apparent suicide or accident where the
witness is or has been an intimate partner, past or present, the autopsy will be performed by a _________who currently performs homicide autopsies
a) Regional Coroner’s pathologist
b) Head Coroner in Ontario
c) Family Doctor
d) Office of Chief Coroner
A
- The Investigation Questionnaire for Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants in Appendix B
was developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner and is completed by the Coroner,
except where the death of an infant is a confirmed homicide in which case it will be completed by
a) Coroner
b) Police
c) Homicide Squad
d) ForensicIdentification Services (FIS)
B
- What is defined as the sudden death of an infant under one (1) year of age, which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation which must include a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, a police investigation and a review of the child’s clinical history?
a) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
b) Sudden Unexplained Death
c) Sudden Death
d) Unexplained Sudden Death of Infant
A
- The Preliminary Police Report was developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner and shall be completed, in addition to the applicable Reports, for a death of a child under 5 years of age. Following the post mortem examination, a Preliminary Autopsy Findings Report will be completed by the______________
and forwarded to the investigator.
a) Coroner’s office
b) Office of Chief Coroner
c) Pathologist
d) Regional Chief Coroner
C
- The Officer in Charge is responsible for ensuring an appropriate uniform response in the absence of the detective sergeant, an appropriate _____________
a) Investigative response
b) Detective from applicable division
c) Detective response
d) Number of qualified investigators
A
- The Preliminary Police Report was developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner and shall be
completed, in addition to the applicable Report, for the death of a child under 5 years of age, and forwarded to the Coroner’s Office…
A. Prior to the post mortem examination
B. Upon conclusion of the post mortem examination
C. Upon completion of the Coroner’s Report
D. With the applicable eReport
A
