Scenario: You have graduated with your degree. You join a rural sheriff's office and after three years on patrol you are selected as one of two major crimes investigators. While you do not have a lot of experience, you rely on the resources you maintained from your education.

Question/Death Scenario 1: A working mother returns from working the night shift at a local convenience store to find her 2 year-old son deceased in his crib. You arrive to find the first responding officer outside the home with the distraught mother and her live in boyfriend. The initial officer has set up crime scene tape establishing the entire house as a possible crime scene. You enter and find the deceased child laying on his back. The baby is blue and cold. Based on the scenario provided answer each part of the question below.

a. What are critical steps to preliminarily determine potential causes of death for this child? What manner(s) of death should you be considering or ruling out? How would you manage that process? Provide practitioner and/or academic journal references for your process. b. What must you insure happens, from a criminal investigation process, from this point forward in the investigation? Provide practitioner and/or academic journal references for your process.

Question/Death Scenario 2 (Continued from scenario above) You have manages the scene discussed above and now turn to the interviews necessary for the death investigation. a. Discuss how you would prepare for and conduct interviews for this scenario. b. Who would you interview? c. What crucial questions do you have?

d. What interview strategy would you use? Why? e. Provide practitioner and/or academic journal references for your process.

Question/Death Scenario 3: The image below is a vintage crime scheme photo. Based on the photo make a preliminary determination of the cause and manner of death. While the image in grainy, you can make out critical aspects. Articulate what you see and make a determination of cause and manner for both the male and female. Provide practitioner and/or academic journal references to support your determination. Note for clarification: The item near the male's right hand is a revolver. The dark areas on the woman's torso is blood. Given these are a little hard to make out, I am offering you context.