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The Death Investigation Process, who, when, where, how, by what means,…

- - - - Police Services
        
        who consult
- - - - skeletonized remains
      - fully fleshed remains
      - decomposed remains
        
        to determine
        
        identity of individual
        
        by collecting and interpreting
        
        personal identification of individual
        
        biological profile of individual
        
        such as
        
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        which can be
        
        presumptive (non-scientific)
        
        for example
        
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        definitive (scientific)
        
        for example
        
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      - fragmented remains
      - burned remains
      - type/class, timing of trauma/injury
    - - ground surfaces
      - graves
      - burnt out scenes
    - - condition of remains
      - environmental factors
- - - - to determine both
        
        cause of death
        
        defined as
        
        disease or injury directly causing death
        
        manner of death
        
        defined as
        
        circumstances surrounding death
  - - - cannot conduct
        
        autopsy
  - - - who adhere to
        
        for Coroner
        
        the Coroner's Act
        
        for Forensic Pathologist
        
        no standardizing Act
- - - - including
        
        internal and external examination
        
        such as
        
        dissection of organs and tissue
        
        analysis of scene, victim history
      - which can determine
  - - - including
        
        post-mortem time interval
        
        which considers
        
        rigor mortis
        
        liver mortis
        
        degree of composition
        
        also examined by
        
        algor mortis
        
        which can also be determined by consulting
        
        Forensic Entomologist
        
        who study
        
        colonization of insects and other arthropods
        
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        stages of decomposition
        
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        post-mortem interval
        
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        minimum post-mortem interval
        
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        time of colonization
        
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      - including
        
        dating of injuries
        
        concluded by
        
        examination and interpretation of tissue
      - such as
        
        blunt force
        
        environment
        
        firearm
        
        sharp force
        
        asphyxia
      - determining if
        
        presence of defence wound
      - also examined by