Law Enforcement Funeral Manual
Subtitle: A Practical Guide to Law Enforcement Agencies When Faced With Death of a Member of Their Department
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher; Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Plastic comb
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780398071660
Subjects: Death & Dying; Chaplains, Police; Funeral customs and rites; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Police; United States; Reference
First sentence: Police chaplains and law enforcement personnel are usually called upon to make death notifications in the cases of death within their agencies and within the communities they serve.
Description: This manual for law enforcement funerals addresses preparation for the funeral, basic elements of the funeral, types of funerals, memorial services for a departmental animal who dies under various circumstances, and funeral resources. In providing guidelines for funeral preparation, the first chapter focuses on procedures for death notifications and the role of the police chaplain in departmental funerals. The second chapter outlines the basic elements of the law enforcement funeral. These include religious inclusiveness and sensitivity at the funeral; special religious funeral considerations (Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, and Roman Catholic, Orthodox Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican); general information on law enforcement funerals; elements of the funeral; and funeral arrangements for members killed in the line of duty. The third chapter considers the following types of funerals: funeral for a member killed in the line of duty, funeral for an active member who died off-duty, and funeral for a retired member. After discussing the rationale for departmental animal memorial services, the fourth chapter offers suggestions for a memorial for an animal killed in the line of duty and animals who die while off-duty or in retirement. The concluding chapter provides the following types of funeral resources: poems and short readings, police hymns, prayers, survivor resources, and support agencies and resources. 39 notes, a subject index, and appended sample line-of-duty death departmental regulation or standard operating procedures and model departmental policy, funeral checklist, and personnel debriefings.