FRSC 3010- Final Exam(Completely solved)
Homicide investigations correct answers - Considered high status in the policing world
- Prestigious
- Sign of trust, experience and ability
- Viewed as the pinnacle of a career
High Profile case correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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** correct answers - 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:** correct answers Lack of co-operation
Lack of communication
Need for common automated case management software
Issues with what investigation initiated Ontario Major Case Management (MCM) correct
answers Paul Bernardo (convicted 1995)
Ontario Major Case Management (MCM): what major cases do they cover? correct answers
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 correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers In every threshold major case, a Scene Investigator shall be
selected and assigned by the Primary Investigator, as required, to undertake the following scene
investigation duties and functions:
a) report directly to the Primary Investigator
b) identify and assess the scene and implement crime scene control and health and safety
procedures in consultation with the Primary Investigator, Major Case Manager and Forensic
Identification Officer(s)
c) in consultation with the Command Triangle and Forensic Identification Officer(s), develop a
scene investigation plan that includes the following at minimum:
- areas to be searched
- items to be searched for
- specialized investigative techniques/equipment to be employed
- sequence of examinations
- personnel requirements
- potential hazards
- legal search requirements
MCM - Forensic Identification Officer correct answers In every major case, a Forensic
Identification Officer shall be selected and assigned by the Forensic Identification Supervisor to
undertake the following forensic identification functions and duties:
a) report directly to the Primary Investigator or designate
b) work in close cooperation with the Scene Investigator and liaise with the Primary Investigator
c) photograph and videotape all homicide scenes;
d) consider photographing and videotaping other major case crime scene(s) depending on the
complexity of the case and the nature of the scene;
e) observe and/or photograph/video tape exhibits;
f) identify and sort the exhibits and photographs;
g) make observations and notes which relate the position of the exhibit to the focal point of the
scene;
h) take measurements, where necessary, suitable for a plan drawing;
i) record time, date, location, description and number for each exhibit;
j) coordinate the marking of the exhibit, container, etc. with initials, number and date,
accompanied by the notes of the Scene Investigator;
k) secure and preserve all exhibits against loss, contamination, deterioration, theft, or other
detriment;
l) contact the Centre of Forensic Sciences or other forensic testing facilities regarding the status
of exhibits submitted by the Forensic Identification Officer(s) at least every 30 days and report
the results of the contacts to the Command Triangle;
m) when forensic testing results are obtained in writing, compare the results against requested
examinations;
n) in consultation with the Scene Investigator, issue clear, concise directions in matters relating
to search patterns and protection from health hazards; and,
o) when delegating duties, provide adequate instruction and ensure compliance with appropriate
standards and practices.
Homicide investigations correct answers - Considered high status in the policing world
- Prestigious
- Sign of trust, experience and ability
- Viewed as the pinnacle of a career
High Profile case correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers - 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** correct answers - 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:** correct answers Lack of co-operation
Lack of communication
Need for common automated case management software
Issues with what investigation initiated Ontario Major Case Management (MCM) correct
answers Paul Bernardo (convicted 1995)
Ontario Major Case Management (MCM): what major cases do they cover? correct answers
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 correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers - 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 correct answers In every threshold major case, a Scene Investigator shall be
selected and assigned by the Primary Investigator, as required, to undertake the following scene
investigation duties and functions:
a) report directly to the Primary Investigator
b) identify and assess the scene and implement crime scene control and health and safety
procedures in consultation with the Primary Investigator, Major Case Manager and Forensic
Identification Officer(s)
c) in consultation with the Command Triangle and Forensic Identification Officer(s), develop a
scene investigation plan that includes the following at minimum:
- areas to be searched
- items to be searched for
- specialized investigative techniques/equipment to be employed
- sequence of examinations
- personnel requirements
- potential hazards
- legal search requirements
MCM - Forensic Identification Officer correct answers In every major case, a Forensic
Identification Officer shall be selected and assigned by the Forensic Identification Supervisor to
undertake the following forensic identification functions and duties:
a) report directly to the Primary Investigator or designate
b) work in close cooperation with the Scene Investigator and liaise with the Primary Investigator
c) photograph and videotape all homicide scenes;
d) consider photographing and videotaping other major case crime scene(s) depending on the
complexity of the case and the nature of the scene;
e) observe and/or photograph/video tape exhibits;
f) identify and sort the exhibits and photographs;
g) make observations and notes which relate the position of the exhibit to the focal point of the
scene;
h) take measurements, where necessary, suitable for a plan drawing;
i) record time, date, location, description and number for each exhibit;
j) coordinate the marking of the exhibit, container, etc. with initials, number and date,
accompanied by the notes of the Scene Investigator;
k) secure and preserve all exhibits against loss, contamination, deterioration, theft, or other
detriment;
l) contact the Centre of Forensic Sciences or other forensic testing facilities regarding the status
of exhibits submitted by the Forensic Identification Officer(s) at least every 30 days and report
the results of the contacts to the Command Triangle;
m) when forensic testing results are obtained in writing, compare the results against requested
examinations;
n) in consultation with the Scene Investigator, issue clear, concise directions in matters relating
to search patterns and protection from health hazards; and,
o) when delegating duties, provide adequate instruction and ensure compliance with appropriate
standards and practices.
