Gordon Hess's Contribution To The Burden Of Mental Illness

Mental Health One in four people in the UK will experience some form of a mental health problem per year. In 2013 the number of suicides for people over 15 in the UK was 6233(Mental Health Foundation 2015). The average SIO will come across cases that involve people suffering from a mental health problem. Especially with suicide cases. According to Global Burden of Disease Study (2010, as discussed in Mental Health Foundation 2015) major depression is the main contributor to the burden of suicide. There are sometimes cases where it is uncertain what happened. This death is called an equivocal death. It is important to not make conclusions to soon in consideration of the family. Gordon Hess, a captain in the Army National Guard from the State

Whilst it is important to solve a case, it is also important to think of the wellbeing of the ones involved. Jeshma Raithatha, the little sister of Nishma Raithatha committed suicide four years after the death of her sister. Her sister was raped and murdered and Jeshma never came to terms with the loss. The victims are not only the ones killed or raped, but also the family and close friends. The death of the sister could have been avoided by some form of therapy. It is therefore always important to have a family liaison officer for the family that makes sure everyone is coping with the trauma (Edwards 2009, Hall 2016). Too often there is too much focus on the crime and offender, and not enough on the victims (BBC news 2010, as discussed in Hall

You are responsible for the actions and decisions that are being made during an investigation. It is therefore important that the investigation is professionally managed and structured so that all information available is thoroughly analysed and investigated (Cook & Tattersall 2010: 2-3). When looking for suspects in a disappearance, rape, and homicide, it is always a good idea to look for evidence online, on the computer, and mobile phone of the victim, as well. Not looking for digital evidence could lead to a major loss of evidence. When the victim of homicide or rape met the suspect online, anonymity of the suspect could be quite the challenge. However, forensic techniques that work offline, such as geographic profiling, as well as IT address tracking, could lead you to a name or a location. It is extremely important to work according to the rules when working with digital evidence otherwise the evidence is useless in court (Casey 2004, Goodison, Davis & Jackson