Remember to submit your work following the file naming
convention FirstInitial.LastName_M01.docx. For example, J.Smith_M01.docx.
Remember that it is not necessary to manually type in the file extension; it
will automatically append.
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the
assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any
additional recommended resources. Some
answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other
reference sources. Choose your sources
carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained
from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite
your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
This week you will reflect upon “The Identity of the
Deceased and Death Notifications” and answer the following question:
As the detective in a car-jacking case where the wife was
murdered and the husband escaped, you have to return to the victim’s husband to
tie up loose ends and update the case with information that your department has
probably located the killer. It has been a while since your last visit but he
is still in tears and seems hopelessly lost. He was a victim and an eyewitness.
Explain the stage of grief he is probably in and how you would deal with that
in order to get the information you need and move on with your case.
On the other side, it is now four months after the
carjacking and you have to contact the carjacker’s wife who is going to hear
about the death of her husband who “committed suicide-by-cop” after
he was cornered. How will you handle this situation? Describe the death
notification.
In this essay, write how the homicide detective provides (a
homosexual victim caught in embarrassing circumstances) the victim’s family
with the information relative to the circumstances of the death and the
progress of the investigation. Explain how to notify the survivors by answering
all their questions tactfully and honestly without jeopardizing the criminal
investigation.
