317 CPR/318 Violent Crime/320 Homicide

Question 1

CPR team provides a weekly report to _____ providing info on deployment efforts.

Answer 1

Assistant Chief of Violence Reduction

Question 2

A Violent Crime Unit detective shall be requested to respond to the scene 24 hours a day for the
following incidents:

Answer 2

1. Aggravated batteries resulting from the discharge of a firearm;
2. Aggravated assaults with a firearm discharge and a suspect is in custody;
3. 3. Aggravated assault involving a police officer with a discharge of a firearm by suspect only.
      If a police officer is shot or discharges a firearm at a suspect, the Homicide/Cold Case Unit
      shall be called out to investigate;
4. Shootings into occupied dwellings or conveyances and a suspect is in custody;
5. Accidental discharge of a firearm with a person shot by another person. Violent Crime Unit
   detectives shall not respond to incidents where an individual has an accidental self-inflicted
   gunshot wound;
6. Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm, that appear to be gang-related, or cases that
   are part of a pattern, series, or trend; and
7. Any other incident as directed by the Supervisor of Violent Crime Unit or Commanding
   Officer of Violent Crime Unit.

Question 3

All callouts require a patrol supervisor to be at the scene prior to
contacting the Supervisor of Homicide Unit through the Police Emergency Communications
Officer (PECO):

Answer 3

All unnatural deaths (any type of accidental death, suicide, sudden infant death, or any
death when the cause is undetermined);

Question 4

The Cold Case Unit shall be called when any member, acting in his official capacity:

Answer 4

a. Intentionally discharges a firearm at a person;
b. Unintentionally discharges a firearm that results in a person being shot;
c. Takes any action against another person that results in the death or life-threatening
injury of that person;
d. Is involved in any in-custody death; or
e. Is killed, shot, or the victim of a life-threatening injury inflicted by criminal means
(applies to JSO canines as well).

Question 5

Human remains shall not be transported in any JSO vehicle without the express
approval of ________ or higher authority.

Answer 5

the Assistant Chief of Major Case

Question 6

An Incident Report is not required for cases in which the deceased person is in the Hospice
Program, and that person has not been declared indigent.
2. In addition to the referenced above, the following shall also apply:

Answer 6

a. Persons under the care of Hospice Program who have been declared terminally ill; and
b. Prior to death, a doctor has agreed to sign a death certificate.

Question 7

When investigating any mysterious disappearance of a child of tender years (usually
considered age 11 or under) or a confirmed non-custodial abduction, the Supervisor of
Homicide Unit shall ensure the________ is notified

Answer 7

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Question 8

If the offense of kidnapping is committed in conjunction with at least________other
reported offenses of the same incident and the victim is still missing at the time of the
report, a separate report (with a separate CCR number) shall be written for the
kidnapping. The Missing Person section of the report shall be completed. If there are
two offenses being reported and one is kidnapping, both offenses may be recorded on
the same report. The Missing Person section shall be completed even if the victim has
been located or is reporting the offense;

Answer 8

two

Question 9

A Florida Emergency Child Alert (FEMCA) shall be initiated in all cases involving the
suspected abduction of a child. The decision to utilize FEMCA rests with the
________ or higher authority.

Answer 9

Commanding Officer of Homicide Unit

Question 10

In cases of child abduction, an America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response
(AMBER) alert may be issued under the following circumstances:

Answer 10

(1) Law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted; or
(2) Law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate
the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
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Question 11

________ shall initiate all
AMBER alerts.

Answer 11

A Homicide Unit supervisor

Question 12

Kidnappings: If the motivation is unknown and the victim is 17 years of age or younger, a ______ shall be notified;

Answer 12

Special
Assault Unit (SAU) detective

Question 13

Kidnappings: If the motivation is unknown and the victim is 18 years of age or older, a _____
Unit detective shall be notified;

Answer 13

Homicide

Question 14

If the circumstances indicate the motive was to conduct a robbery, a____
detective shall be notified regardless of the age of the victim; or

Answer 14

Robbery Unit

Question 15

kidnapping If the circumstances indicate the motive was potentially sex crimes related, then a
____ detective shall be notified, regardless of the age of the victim.

Answer 15

SAU

Question 16

Interviews of interference with custody suspects, if needed, shall be conducted by a
_________ detective, regardless of the time of day.

Answer 16

Missing Persons Unit

Question 17

Blue Alert: The Supervisor of________or his designee calls FDLE’s Florida Fusion
Center (FFC) Watch Desk at (850) 410-7645 or (800) 342-0820, which is manned 24
hours a day, seven days a week;

Answer 17

JSO Homicide Cold Case