DEATH NOTIFICATION

• NCJ Number: 40733
• Author(s): M BARDFERRIN D
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: Harper and Row
• Sale Source: Harper and Row; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 30 MINUTES, 16MM COLOR RENTAL ALSO AVAILABLE. DISSCUSSION GUIDELINES FOR DEATH NOTIFICATION INCLUDED

Annotation

THIS POLICE TRAINING FILM, THROUGH RECONSTRUCTED ACTUAL EXAMPLES, PRESENTS THE ABC'S OF MAKING A DEATH NOTIFICATION.

Abstract

THE THREE THINGS THAT A POLICE OFFICER SHOULD REMEMBER IN DELIVERING A DEATH NOTICE ARE STRENGTH, SUPPORT, AND STRUCTURE. BREAKING THE NEWS SLOWLY AND BUILDING THE PERSON UP TO THE NEWS IS VERY IMPORTANT, ACCORDING TO THE FILM. COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING ARE ALSO NECESSARY IN IMPAIRING THE NEWS OFFICER CANNOT DROP THE BOMB AND RUN, THE FILM SAYS, BECAUSE THAT CAN PROMPT UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR IN THE BEREAVED....BS