FRSC 3010- FINAL EXAM (SECOND HALF NOTES) QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED COMPLETE ANSWERS 100% RATED
Homicide investigations
- Considered high status in the policing world
- Prestigious
- Sign of trust, experience and ability
- Viewed as the pinnacle of a career
High Profile case
- thing attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers,
television, etc.- From July 2009 until his arrest in February 2010, Williams commanded
CFB Trenton, Canada's largest military airbase- Former Colonel in Canadian Air Force-
Committed 2 murders, 2 sexual assaults and an estimated 85 B&Es
High Pressure case
- Between 2010 and 2017, 8 men from the gay village area in Toronto went missing and
were murdered
- January 2018
- Bruce McArthur arrested for the murders
- Issues with handling of missing persons reports
- Led to formation of dedicated missing persons unit
Skills & Techniques Involved in a Homicide Investigation
,- Photography and video- scene, exhibit and aerial
- Notes - as detailed as you can get-
Autopsy - homicide protocol followed
- Exhibits - multiple, if not hundreds
- Sketches & Drawings - of every room in scene
- Specialized skills/units- Bloodstain pattern analysis
- Search- Processing - at scene/office for DNA, fingerprints, footwear, trace
- Lab submissions - Centre of Forensic Sciences
- Disclosure - full & complete, Will Say
- Court - may involve multiple days (Pre-lim, Trial, Appeal, Re-trial)
Ontario Major Case Management
- The Major Case Management (MCM) System is a case management methodology
emphasizing accountability and a multi-disciplinary approach to investigations of major
case criteria offences.
- It comprises a centralized coordinating body, investigative standards covering all
areas, standardized training, and common case management technology for use by all
Ontario police services during the investigation of criteria offences.
- The MCM System will also facilitate the coordination of all law enforcement agencies
involved in multi-jurisdictional cases.
MCM helps police solve major cases by**
- Providing an efficient way to keep track of, sort and analyse huge amounts of
information about a crime (names, locations, vehicles, phone numbers, etc.)
- Streamlining investigations-Making it possible for police to see connections between
,cases so they can reduce the risk that serial offenders will avoid being caught
- Preventing crime and reducing the number of potential victims by catching offenders
sooner
Campbell inquiry (1996) identified issues:**
Lack of co-operation
Lack of communication
Need for common automated case management software
Issues with what investigation initiated Ontario Major Case Management (MCM)
Paul Bernardo (convicted 1995)
Ontario Major Case Management (MCM): what major cases do they cover?
Homicides and attempts
Sex assaults and attempts
Non familial abductions and attempts
Suspicious missing persons
Found human remains (suspected homicide)
Criminal harassment (unknown)
Roles in Ontario Major Case Management
Major Case Manager
Primary Investigator
File Coordinator
Search Warrant Coordinator
Media Liaison
Victim Liaison
, Scene Investigator*
Forensic Identification Officer*
Field Investigator
Canvass Coordinator
Major Case Manager
A) Assumes overall responsibility and accountability for the investigation
B) Determine strategies regarding the direction, speed and flow of the investigation
C) Identifies, acquires and deploys the necessary investigative and support resources
D) Ensures compliance with the Ontario MCM manual
E) Liase with the Office of the Chief Coroner, Centre of Forensic Sciences and
representatives from other disciplines and agencies as required
Primary Investigator
- Selected and assigned by the Major Case Manager
- Report directly to the Major Case Manager
- Identify the human and material resources required to conduct the type of investigation
and advise the Major Case Manager
- Provide clear, concise instructions on job duties to all personnel
- Ensure the completion of all assignments in a timely fashion
- Ensure all persons submitting exhibits to forensic testing facilities provide status
reports every 30 days
- Must have successfully completed the Ontario MCM Course
Scene Investigator
AND VERIFIED COMPLETE ANSWERS 100% RATED
Homicide investigations
- Considered high status in the policing world
- Prestigious
- Sign of trust, experience and ability
- Viewed as the pinnacle of a career
High Profile case
- thing attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and newspapers,
television, etc.- From July 2009 until his arrest in February 2010, Williams commanded
CFB Trenton, Canada's largest military airbase- Former Colonel in Canadian Air Force-
Committed 2 murders, 2 sexual assaults and an estimated 85 B&Es
High Pressure case
- Between 2010 and 2017, 8 men from the gay village area in Toronto went missing and
were murdered
- January 2018
- Bruce McArthur arrested for the murders
- Issues with handling of missing persons reports
- Led to formation of dedicated missing persons unit
Skills & Techniques Involved in a Homicide Investigation
,- Photography and video- scene, exhibit and aerial
- Notes - as detailed as you can get-
Autopsy - homicide protocol followed
- Exhibits - multiple, if not hundreds
- Sketches & Drawings - of every room in scene
- Specialized skills/units- Bloodstain pattern analysis
- Search- Processing - at scene/office for DNA, fingerprints, footwear, trace
- Lab submissions - Centre of Forensic Sciences
- Disclosure - full & complete, Will Say
- Court - may involve multiple days (Pre-lim, Trial, Appeal, Re-trial)
Ontario Major Case Management
- The Major Case Management (MCM) System is a case management methodology
emphasizing accountability and a multi-disciplinary approach to investigations of major
case criteria offences.
- It comprises a centralized coordinating body, investigative standards covering all
areas, standardized training, and common case management technology for use by all
Ontario police services during the investigation of criteria offences.
- The MCM System will also facilitate the coordination of all law enforcement agencies
involved in multi-jurisdictional cases.
MCM helps police solve major cases by**
- Providing an efficient way to keep track of, sort and analyse huge amounts of
information about a crime (names, locations, vehicles, phone numbers, etc.)
- Streamlining investigations-Making it possible for police to see connections between
,cases so they can reduce the risk that serial offenders will avoid being caught
- Preventing crime and reducing the number of potential victims by catching offenders
sooner
Campbell inquiry (1996) identified issues:**
Lack of co-operation
Lack of communication
Need for common automated case management software
Issues with what investigation initiated Ontario Major Case Management (MCM)
Paul Bernardo (convicted 1995)
Ontario Major Case Management (MCM): what major cases do they cover?
Homicides and attempts
Sex assaults and attempts
Non familial abductions and attempts
Suspicious missing persons
Found human remains (suspected homicide)
Criminal harassment (unknown)
Roles in Ontario Major Case Management
Major Case Manager
Primary Investigator
File Coordinator
Search Warrant Coordinator
Media Liaison
Victim Liaison
, Scene Investigator*
Forensic Identification Officer*
Field Investigator
Canvass Coordinator
Major Case Manager
A) Assumes overall responsibility and accountability for the investigation
B) Determine strategies regarding the direction, speed and flow of the investigation
C) Identifies, acquires and deploys the necessary investigative and support resources
D) Ensures compliance with the Ontario MCM manual
E) Liase with the Office of the Chief Coroner, Centre of Forensic Sciences and
representatives from other disciplines and agencies as required
Primary Investigator
- Selected and assigned by the Major Case Manager
- Report directly to the Major Case Manager
- Identify the human and material resources required to conduct the type of investigation
and advise the Major Case Manager
- Provide clear, concise instructions on job duties to all personnel
- Ensure the completion of all assignments in a timely fashion
- Ensure all persons submitting exhibits to forensic testing facilities provide status
reports every 30 days
- Must have successfully completed the Ontario MCM Course
Scene Investigator
