7) Strategic awareness and Staff management Flashcards
Our Business
Vision - safest countty
Purpose - be safe & feel safe
Mission - Prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing
Goal - safe homes/roads/communities
Operating model - prevention first
Prevention First
Operating model
Puts people - victims/offenders/staff at the centre of the model
Core components:
* Deploy to beat demand
* Target the drivers of demand
* Mindset: take very opportunity to prevent harm
Drivers of Demand
Prevention first
Families
Youth
Alcohol
Roads
Organised crime and drugs
Mental health
Te Huringa o Te Tai
framework Prevention First operating model
Police efforts around 3 pou:
1) Pou Mataara - our people and their mindset
2) Pou Mataaho - effective initiatives and improved practice
3) Pou Hourua - effective partnerships
PHPF
F1: Strategy framework (STP)
F2: Culuture framework (culture assessment)
F3: Leadership framework (Set/enable/expect)
F4: Capability framework (Thoughts/emotions/actions/results)
F5: Performance management framework
Section 8
Principles
Policing Act 2008
(a) Principled, effective and efficient policing services are the cornerstone of a free and democratic society under the rule of law
(b) effective policing relies on a wide measure of public support and confidence
(c) policing services are provided under a national framework but also have a local community focus
(d) policing services are provided in a manner that protects human rights
(e) policing services are provided independently and impartially
(f) in providing policing services every Police employee is required to act professionally, ethically and with integrity
Section 9
Functions of the Police
Policing Act 2008
- keeping the peace:
- maintaining public safety:
- law enforcement:
- crime prevention:
- community support and reassurance:
- national security:
- participation in policing activities outside New Zealand:
- emergency management
Section 20
Code of Conduct
Policing Act 2008
Commissioner prescribes a code of conduct
Alligns with values and principles
Section 30
Policing Act 2008
Police employee must obey:
* general instructions
* Commissioner’s circulars
* any applicable local order
* lawful commands of supervisor (or longest serving superior)
* must not follow direction politicians (except overseas deployment)
Section 63
Policing Act 2008
When supervisor is absent, Commissioner may:
-appoint higher position temporarily
- authorise to perform any powers/duties under this Act
Code of conduct
- We have high standards
- our reputation
- our influences and conflict of interest
- We protect our people, our information and resources
- We do right by others
- our diversity
- our acceptance of others
- our history
- We are responsible
report breaches
Code of conduct breach - notify manager
- Charge
- Respondent of PO
- EBA/CIT infringement
- Suspension
- Speeding >40
- Any infrigement that could lead to suspension
Performance management
informal discussion
the performance meeting
the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)
completion of the PIP - standard reached
Kia Tu
Addressing unacceptable behaviour
options:
1. address it yourself
2. address it with support
3. address with a manager
4. report it confidentially
Conflict of Interest
- Internal investigators:
Independence of Investigation Conflict of Interest Declaration form - Meeting involving governance:
include declaration of interest on agenda - Participating in tender process:
Conflict of interest and confidentiality agreement
Flexible Employment Options (FEO)
- Working from home or alternative location
- Flexi-time
- Part-time
- Condensed hours
Only a District Commander can decline an application
What triggers Wellness referral?
critical incident
notifiable injury (admission to hospital)
threat to employee’s life
diaster victim identification
death/injury baby
What triggers psychology referral?
Critical incident
-actions have contributed to death or life-threatening injury (shooting/flee)
Significant exposure to trauma
First appointment 72 hours, second within 10 days
Workplace injury
within 5 days
Supervisor responsibilities
advise WFM
workplace injury? incident report within 48 hours
contact employee within 2 days
receive medical cert for ACC or illness >5days
complete leave request if employee can’t (attach cert)
arrange alt duties if employee cleared for light
Workplace injury
ten days plus
update WFM
weekly contact with employee and update Howden Care
meet with employee to develop RTW plan
send agreed plan to H&S or RTW Advisor
ensure medical certs are up to date - send to accpayroll@police.govt.nz
Return to work obligations
Light duties
ensure employee has appropriate medical cert
meet with employee to update RTW plan
send signed plan to RTW Advisor
complete and submit Managers Weekly Rehab Monitoring for case-managed injuries
Return to work obligations
Full duties
ensure employee has provided medical clearance
advise WFM
keep monitoring to make sure all going well
Duty for Commissioner to notify Authority of death and serious injury
Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1998 Section 13
as soon as praticable serious injury:
* fracture
* deep laceration
* injury to internal organ
* impairment of bodily function
* blow to head - concussion
* injury results in hospitalisation
* allegation of sexual assault
* exception: dog bite requiring wash and suture
Duty for Commissioner to notify Authority of complaint
Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1998 Section 15
as soon as practicable, but no later than 5 working days of any event:
* serious misconduct
* high public interest
* puts Police reputation at risk
Kia Tu
Five principles that underpin policy
People centric -
Trusted - trust each other and the process
Responsive - quickly and proportionately
Safe - safe work environment, confidential process
Accountable - own up to mistakes
Conflict of interest
Defintions
Actual: conflict between duties and other interests - interfere with ability to be impartial/objective/independent.
Perceived: outside observer perceives above
Potential: potential to interfere now or future
Other interests - unrelated to Police, personal/family/financial
FEO key changes
- Flexibility by default
- applications can only be declined by a District Commander
- Application via MyPolice is first step
Mandatory downtime
Shooting - 10 days minimum
Critical incident - 5 days + 5 extra if required
Require psychologist clearance before RTW
If actions contribute to GBH/death - required to attend psych at 3/6/12 months
