Rule 205, 206

Question 1

Death investigation, beginning with the police call taker, who initially takes the call and obtain a crucial piece of information to the first responding officer. The first.—- to —— minutes at any incident is decisive and controlling and managing the crime scene

Answer 1

15 to 20

Question 2

Next of kin: a relative of a victim who will be recognized in order of priority as follows:(7)

Answer 2

1. Spouse
2. Son/daughter
3. Father/mother
4. Legal guardian
5. Grandson/granddaughter
6. Brother/sister
7. Aunt/uncle

Question 3

Death investigation: the person receiving notification should make every effort to obtain and require the following information :(8)

Answer 3

1. Exact time the notification was received
2. Exact location of the incident.
3. Condition of the victims.
4. Whether the suspect, or suspect vehicle is known.
5. Location and description of suspect or suspects vehicle
6. Means and direction of flight of suspect, or suspect vehicle.
7. Location of the person who first notified the police, if the person will remain there, or the location with the person can be met, and
8. Name, address, and phone number of the person who first notified the police

Question 4

Death investigation: the first officer on scene, regardless of rank, has three main objectives in order of priority, as applicable they are:(3)

Answer 4

1. Determine whether the victim is alive or dead and initiate the necessary response
2. Determine if a crime has been committed, apprehended the perpetrator if still present or give the appropriate descriptions to the dispatcher and
3. Secure and protect the crime scene and identify any witnesses, suspect and other persons present

Question 5

Death investigation: first responding officer

Isolate the area and refrain from entering the crime scene and/or disturbing, touching, or using any item found therein. If an object must be moved :(3)

Answer 5

1. Note it’s exact location
2. Position and
3. Consider the possibility that the object may contain fingerprints

Question 6

Death investigation: outside crime scenes, require specific steps to protect the scene. An outside crime scene, a police line should be established.—-feet in all directions, where appropriate or at such distances as required to freeze the crime scene

Answer 6

50ft

Question 7

Death investigation: at an outside crime scene, a police line shall be established— feed in all directions, where appropriate, or at such distances as required to freeze the crime scene

Answer 7

50ft

Question 8

All officers, responding to a death investigation should submit a separate written report (BPD form 26). District commanders should ensure that the original of all such reports is forwarded to the homicide unit within.—-hours

Answer 8

24hrs

Question 9

Death investigation: responsibility of the patrol supervisor.

Any victim being taken to the hospital should be

Answer 9

Accompanied by an officer

Question 10

Death investigation: responsibility of the patrol supervisor.

Any vehicles which are being towed and held for evidence or for later processing should be

Answer 10

Assigned an officer to our company the vehicle

Question 11

Death investigation - responsibility of the patrol supervisor

Ensure that the duties of the first responding officer are being performed the satisfactory with particular attention to :(3)

Answer 11

1. Initiating and keeping up-to-date a chronological log
2. Isolating and protecting the crime scene
3. And identifying and separating any witnesses.

Question 12

Death Investigation - Responsibility of the Patrol Supervisor

True or false

Establish a command post inside of the inner perimeter of the crime scene, if applicable

Answer 12

False

Establish a command post outside of the inner perimeter of the crime scene, if applicable

Question 13

Death Investigation - Responsibility of the Patrol Supervisor

Ensure that the crime scene is vacated only at the direction of the —-as relayed through the operations duty supervisor

Answer 13

Investigator in charge

Question 14

Death investigation

The victim is moved to the hospital, the victim should be accompanied by a police officer. The Officer accompanying a victim to the hospital is responsible for.:(3)

Answer 14

1. Attempting to ascertain the condition of the victim.
2. For attempted to identify possible witnesses and family members of the victim.
3. For the handling and custody of the victims clothing and other evidence on the victims body

Question 15

Death investigation

Only the —-may rule that the death of a person is a sudden death, decline jurisdiction, and order the release of the body

Answer 15

Medical examiner

Question 16

Death investigation

In any case with the patrol supervisor, after assisting the investigator in charge at any preliminary investigation, suspects that the death may be ruled a sudden death, the following responsibilities, considerations, and duties should be :(6)

Answer 16

1. Contact the medical examiner with all permanent information gathered in the preliminary investigation.
2. Ensure that the department of health and hospitals emergency medical technicians are summoned to the scene of each reported death where there is no physician in attendance.
3. Ensure the reporting officer includes the names and unit designation of the responding EMTs on the incident report.
4. Ensure that if the medical examiner, excepts jurisdiction of the body, the body not be removed, except at the direction of the medical examiner
5. Ensure that the scene remains protected until the investigation at the scene is completed.
6. Ensure that the descendent was under the care of a physician, then an attempt was made to contact the physician to find out the nature of the illness, and whether the physician will sign the death certificate

Question 17

Death investigation

The operations duty supervisor shall be responsible to notify the following:(8)

Answer 17

1. District duty supervisor
2. Homicide unit (from on-call list)
3. District attorneys (on call)
4. Medical examiners office.
5. Identification and photography unit; district commander
6. Crime lab (if requested by the investigator in charge)
7. Ballistics unit (if requested)
8. any other department resources as necessary (as requested by the investigator in charge)

Question 18

Death investigation

A dead body shall only be moved at the direction of the medical examiner or

Answer 18

The district attorney, or the Designee
(MGL 38 section 4)

Question 19

Death investigation

The medical examiner must be notified of the known facts concerning the death of an individual which will include (5)

Answer 19

1. Time
2. Place
3. Manner
4. Circumstances
5. Suspected cause concerning any person who has died

Question 20

Death investigation

This person has the authority to direct and control the criminal investigation of the death and removal of the body and coordinate the investigation with the police

Answer 20

The district attorney, or their designee

Question 21

Death investigation

If a body is found in water, it may be moved to the nearest shelter. Prior to moving the body, the —- and —- shall be carefully recorded and if possible marked and photographed

Answer 21

Location and position

Question 22

Death investigation

If a body in a public place is moved, it should be placed on the stretcher in the exact position it was found. The area from where the body was taken should also be (3)

Answer 22

1. Marked
2. The body outlined on the ground and
3. The location photographed

Particular attention must be given to the body’s position and to blood or fluid secretions

Question 23

Death investigation

In all cases, officers are requested to stay with the body and remain on scene until

Answer 23

Such time as the body is removed, either by personnel from the medical examiners office, or by an undertaker

Question 24

Death investigation - vehicles at scene

Whenever possible all vehicles will be processed where

Answer 24

At the scene

Question 25

Death investigation - vehicles at scene

If it becomes necessary to remove a vehicle prior to processing, evidence should only be removed after :(2)

Answer 25

1. Being photographed, and.
2. Latent print processing has been completed.

Question 26

Death investigation - vehicles at scene

Vehicles held as evidence or processing, should only be towed on a —————-and should be towed for safekeeping to the station house of the district of occurrence or to a secured location at the direction of the homicide unit investigative team supervisor or where appropriate the district investigate in charge

Answer 26

Flatbed tow truck

Question 27

Death investigation - vehicles at scene

In order to maintain the custody, officers assigned to accompany such vehicles should

Answer 27

Stay with the vehicle until relieved

Question 28

Except for consent searches, which have received the prior approval of both the commander of the homicide unit, and the chief of the homicide division of the district attorneys office, a search warrant shall be obtained prior to searching the crime scene in any case where

Answer 28

Individual property writes guaranteed by the fourth amendment to the US Constitution and/or article 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights could be violated or infringe upon

Question 29

Death investigation

The primary role of any officer involved in a death investigation on scene of accidental, suicide, and sudden death is:(2)

Answer 29

1. Established the circumstances surrounding the death and.
2. To determine whether criminal misconduct took place.

Question 30

Death investigation - non criminal death scene search

There will be no independent cursory searches on the descendants property outside of what is discovered in Plainview, on, or near the body of the descendent, unless the medical examiner orders a search. This search should be the responsibility of the.

Answer 30

Patrol supervisor.

The search should be conducted in the presence of a police officer who will record all items Impounded

Question 31

Death Invest - property

In all cases, in which the medical examiner accepts jurisdiction of the dead body, the ———— is responsible for the property of the deceased person

Answer 31

Medical examiner

Question 32

Death Invest - property

The medical examiner should, unless such money or property is required as evidence, deliver it to the person, and titled to its custody or possession, or, if not claimed within —— days, to a public administrator (MGL 38, section 18)

Answer 32

60 days

Question 33

Death Invest - property

In all cases in which the medical examiner, the clients, jurisdiction of an unattended, natural death, all personal property discovered on, or near the body of the deceased should be(3)

Answer 33

1. Take me to the station House of the District of occurrence.
2. Inventory, and.
3. Turned over to the duty supervisor.

Upon receiving a receipt for such property from the next of Ken the duty supervisor shall release such property

Question 34

Death Invest - property

No property shall be released until it is inventory, itemized, and recorded on a property receipt. The property receipt must be signed by the person, except in the property before the property may be released. This release shall be recorded on a.

Answer 34

Supplementary incident report, including the identification of the person, accepted the property.

The original property receipt should be attached to the district property receipt book. A copy should also be delivered to the medical examiner.

Question 35

Death Invest - Reporting

Police officers are required to write reports for all death that occur in their jurisdiction without

Answer 35

A physician present

However, the district attorney, or the medical examiner may direct that a report be written and investigation be conducted in cases involving a suspected physician assisted suicide

Question 36

Death Invest - Reporting

All death reports shall be

Answer 36

Typed

Question 37

Death Invest - Reporting

Original incident reports should include only the following information, with all other pertinent information included only on a form 26 report (6)

Answer 37

1. Exact address and floor with the body was found.
2. List the name and area of assignment of the Office officer who found the body.
3. The names and unit numbers of all persons responding to the crime scene.
4. List the time the EMT is determined that the deceased person cannot be resuscitated
5. In the event, the victim is transported to the hospital, list, the name of the attending physician, and the time the victim was pronounced
6. Include whether or not the medical examiner, accepted jurisdiction of the body, where the body was taken, and who removed it.

Question 38

Death Invest - Charging

Any warrants for the arrest of the suspect will be sought from a judge , grand jury or clerk magistrate, subsequent to the review and approval of the?

Answer 38

District attorney or their designee

Question 39

Death Invest - Charging

If there is a reason to believe a suspect has fled from the jurisdiction and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution (UFAP) , federal warrant will only be sought if deemed appropriate by the

Answer 39

District attorney or the designee

Question 40

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

When department personnel encounter possible explosive device, they shall not touch it. Offices should refrain from using.

Answer 40

Electronic communication devices such as two-way radios and cellular telephones in the immediate proximity of the suspicious object

Question 41

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

When officers encounter an IED, offices shall immediately move at least —— feet from the object and notified the operations division of the suspicious object and give operations it’s exact location and other relevant details

Answer 41

300 feet

Question 42

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

If the objective is within a building, the officer at the scene shall have the premises evacuated. The officers should ensure the safety of evacuations and persons outside of the building by moving them at least.——-from the location of the object

Answer 42

300 feet

Question 43

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

If the officer at the scene cannot effectively evacuate people from a building or area due to volume or other reasons, he/she shall notify operations and request appropriate resources to perform the evacuation and maintain

Answer 43

A secured perimeter around the suspicious object location

Question 44

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

Operations division shall also notify the following agencies when an improvised explosive devices found (2)

Answer 44

1. The federal Bureau of investigation.
2. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.

Question 45

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

When the threat of a nuclear explosive is received, the operations division should notify the FBI. When notified that military ordinance has been found, the operations division should notify.

Answer 45

The US Army at Fort Devins

Question 46

Rule 206 - improvised explosive devices (IED)

Descriptions and photographs of the improvised, explosive device have in the past resulted in groups and individuals, copying, or attempting to copy such devices. Therefore. (2)

Answer 46

1. No person shall give a description of an explosive device to a member of the news media
2. No person, other than police personnel should photograph and explosive device.

*Only the office of media relations should disseminate information concerning explosive devices.**