Death Investigations

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Assignment 2: Death Investigations

Due Week 7 and worth 200 points

Some people get confused with the terminology surrounding death investigations and their classification, such as natural death, accidental, suicide, and homicide. For this reason, criminal investigators must be well-versed in the various death classifications. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer Library to research articles on death investigation.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Compare and contrast the fundamental differences in natural death, accidental death, suicide, and homicide.
  2. Select an article concerning a type of death of your choice and summarize the key factors that the police used to classify the type of death. Suggest one (1) additional factor that the police should collect for the death investigation.
  3. Compare the fundamental differences in investigating a death case versus other types of crimes.
  4. Determine the goal and the main procedure of a preliminary death investigation. Include one (1) example of a successful preliminary death investigation to support your response.
  5. Analyze the main ways in which various environmental factors may influence the medical examination and autopsy in death investigations.
  6. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the major components of and responsiblities involved in the investigative process.
  • Recommend improvements to the criminal investigation process in selected areas.
  • Recommend effective ways to apply the investigative process to violent crimes.
  • Use technology and information resources to conduct research in the criminal investigation process.
  • Write clearly and concisely about the criminal investigation process using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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Running head: DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

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Death investigations
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DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

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Death investigations

The act of investigating the death of an individual to effectively classify the type of death
is termed as a death investigation. The fundamental understanding of what a homicide, suicide,
accidental death or natural death enhances the knowledge of death investigations. This paper will
thus aim to provide an understanding of the different types of deaths, death investigations,
differences between investigations other crimes and death cases, the preliminary death
investigation and environmental factors influencing the medical examination as well as an
autopsy.
Types of death
Death classifications are determined by the process in which an individual died.
Homicides are described as any death caused by another person with intention and known as
murder. The act of taking another life is thus an act of homicide. Suicides are defined as the act
in which an individual takes their life. Adcock & Chancellor (2013) identified that natural death
is the situation in which internal malfunctions and illnesses cause the death of an individual. The
natural deaths are not caused by external factors and can only be confirmed by an autopsy
conducted by the medical examiner (Dutelle, 2011). Heart failure, for instanc...


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