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| A crime scene is any area/place where you reasonably suspect that a crime/serious incident may have been committed and evidence may be present. The scene is the focal point of the investigation, and it is here that valuable physical evidence is most likely to be found. |
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| What is a primary crime scene? |
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| The primary scene of a crime/incident is the area in the immediate vicinity of where the event occurred. An example would be the bank at which an armed robbery has been committed. |
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| What is a secondary crime scene? |
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An area which may not be in the immediate vicinity of the primary scene but which may still afford evidence of the event.
Examples include
Crime scene:- The location where a bank robber dumps his getaway car and gets into his own car – the location & car would both be examined. |
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| What section of LEPRA covers crime Scene warrants? |
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| Section 94 (1) - A Police Officer may apply for a crime scene warrant if he or she suspects on reasonable grounds that is is necessary for the police to exercise crime scene powers at premises. For the purpose of preserving or searching for, gathering evidence. This can be a serious indictable offence or an offences with a connection to traffic that has resulted in death or serious injury |
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| What section of LEPRA covers Crime Scene powers? |
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| Section 95 (1) - Powers include, direct a person to leave a crime scene, remove from the crime scene a person who fails to comply with the direction, direct a person to not enter a crime scene, prevent a person from entering a crime scene, prevent a person from removing evidence, perform any necessary investigation, open anything at the crime scene which is locked, photograph the crime scene, seize or detain items, dig up anything. |
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| What section of LEPRA allows you to establish a Crime Scene in a public place? |
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| Section 89 (1) premises of any kid. (2) Police officer may exercise powers at a crime scene in a public place without obtaining a crime scene warrant. |
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| If you located a potential witness or witness within the confines of a Crime Scene, what action would you take? |
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| Remove person from the crime scene, identify, begin interview if time is right. |
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| What section of LEPRA allows you to request name and contact details of a witness? |
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Definition
Section 11 (1) A police officer may request a person whose identity is unknown to the officer to disclose his or her identity if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person may be able to assist in the investigation of an alleged indictable offence because the person was at or near the place where the alleged indictable offence occurred, whether before, when, or soon after it occurred.
(2) A police officer may request a person whose identity is unknown to the officer to disclose his or her identity if the officer proposes to give a direction to the person in accordance with Part 14 for the person to leave a place.
Note: Section 201 sets out safeguards relating to requests made under this section |
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| What are the three "S"s that you should do when locating a suspect at a crime scene? |
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| What section of LEPRA allows you to request a driver of a vehicle to disclose his or her identity? |
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Section 14 A police officer who suspects on reasonable grounds that a vehicle is being, or was, or may have been used in or in connection with an indictable offence may make any one or more of the following requests:
a request that the driver of the vehicle disclose his or her identity and the identity of any driver of, or passenger in or on, the vehicle at or about the time the vehicle was or may have been so used or at or about the time the vehicle last stopped before the request was made or a direction was given under this Division to stop the vehicle,
a request that any passenger in or on the vehicle disclose his or her identity and the identity of the driver of, or any other passenger in or on, the vehicle at or about the time the vehicle was or may have been so used or at or about the time the vehicle last stopped before the request was made or a direction was given under this Division to stop the vehicle,
a request that any owner of the vehicle (who was or was not the driver or a passenger) disclose the identity of the driver of, and any passenger in or on, the vehicle at or about the time the vehicle was or may have been so used or at or about the time the vehicle last stopped before the request was made or a direction was given under this Division to stop the vehicle. |
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| What are the characteristics of assertive behaviour? |
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Definition
Open: they engage in frank expressions of the feelings.
Not Anxious: they readily volunteer opinions and beliefs, deal directly with stressful interpersonal communication situations, and question others without fear.
Contentious: they stand up and argue for their rights, even if this entails unpleasantness with others.
Not intimidated: they hold fast to their beliefs and are not easily persuaded |
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| What is passive behaviour? |
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Definition
| "Yes" man, doesn't state their opinion. |
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| What is aggressive behaviour? |
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| Bullying, always wants to win arguments, loud, forceful action. |
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| What are the four sections to a standard report? |
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| Issue, Background, Comment & Recommendation. |
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| What acts and sections requires a police statement to include the makers age? |
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Definition
| Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209 s 79 (2) & Local Court Rules 2009 3.13 (2)(a). |
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| What are the three requirements needed before police officers to read their statement, and what Act |
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Definition
| Evidence Act 1995 (2) shortly after the incident, police officer signed the document and is given to the legal representatives. |
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| What is JURAT and where can it be found? |
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| Local Court Rules 2009 s3.6 (1) “This statement made by me accurately sets out the evidence that I would be prepared, if necessary, to give in court as a witness. The statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I will be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything that I know to be false or do not believe to be true.” - Ensures that all information is true. |
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| What acts and sections requires a signature from the maker and a witness? |
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| Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s81 (1), s82 & Local Court Rules 2009 2(D)(5) |
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| What should statements consist of? |
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| JURAT, place of event, age, name, relevant evidence, chronological order. |
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| What section of LEPRA do police include the fact they were working in full police uniform and why? |
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Definition
| Section 201, for safeguard purposes. |
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| Empathy is having the ability to understand another person and their emotions in pretty much the same way as that person sees themselves. |
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| Whats the difference between empathy and sympathy? |
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| Empathy acknowledges and understand the situation while sympathy draws the person into the situation on an emotional level. |
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| Are suspected persons, or those under arrest, considered customer of police as per NSWPF customer service Policy? |
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| Who are the customers of police and how do police provide customer service? |
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| Victims, witnesses, police, customers, fire brigade,ambulance. |
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| How do police provide victim care? |
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| Victim follow up within 7 days. |
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| anyone who suffers physical or psychological damage from crime, property damage, secondary witnesses. |
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| What are the key policy documents police should comply with when dealing with victims of crimes? |
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| Victim Charter, Victim Policy Statement. |
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| What is the follow up rate for victims? |
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| What Act and section can you find damage property ? |
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| What are the elements of the offence for damage property? |
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Definition
intentionally or recklessly;
destroyed or damaged property;
belonging to another (or belonging to the accused and another);
(where applicable) by fire (or by explosives). |
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| Why do police create intelligence reports? |
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| Targeting offenders, detection and prevention of crime, crime patterns. |
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Fleeing
Identity
Nature
Evidence
Committing
Harassment
Attend Court
Safety |
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