7 - Strategic awareness & Staff Management

Question 1

What are the three core components of our Prevention First model?

Answer 1

Answer:
- Deploy to beat demand
- Target the drivers of demand
- Mindset: taking every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 2

Is Performance Management a disciplinary process?

Answer 2

No. It only becomes relevant for disciplinary purposes when an employee has been unable or unwilling to satisfactorily improve following a Performance Improvement Plan.

Question 3

Five principles that underpin the Kia Tū policy are:

Answer 3

Safe
People centric
Accountable
Responsive
Trusted

(S.P.A.R.T.)

Question 4

What is the NZ Police vision?

Answer 4

Answer:
To be the safest country

Question 5

What is Kia Tu policy and what is the purpose of the policy?

Answer 5

Answer:
Kia Tu refers to unacceptable behavior in the workplace.

It is a new approach to preventing and addressing unacceptable behavior in Police

Question 6

Our mission is to prevent crime through exceptional policing, What is the first Peelian Principle?

Answer 6

Answer:
The basic mission for which the police exist is to “prevent crime and disorder”.

Question 7

Can employees directly report inappropriate behavior to the IPCA?

Answer 7

Yes if:

• They feel they are unable to report the behavior to anyone in the police or
• The behavior requires the immediate attention of the IPCA

Question 8

Sec 9 - What are the functions of Police?

Answer 8

a) Keep the peace
b) Maintain public safety
c) Law enforcement
d) Crime prevention
e) Community support and reassurance
f) National security
g) Participation in policing activities outside NZ
h) Emergency management

K.M.L.C.C.N.P.E.

Question 9

Section 20 of the Policing Act 2008 refers to a ‘Code of Conduct’, what is this?

Answer 9

The code of conduct is a code prescribed by the commissioner of police that sets out the expected standards of behavior from Police employees.

This code applies to anyone who is employed or engaged by New Zealand Police and includes Volunteers, permanent, temporary, casual contractors and consultants.

Question 10

What are the 3 Pou (pillars) of Te Huringa o Te Tai (enhances changing the tide)?

Answer 10

Answer:
– Our people and their mindset
– Effective initiatives and improved practice
– Effective partnerships

OPTM EIIP EP

Question 11

What are the 6 drivers of demand?

Answer 11

Answer:
Mental health
Youth – Rangitahi

Alcohol
Families – Whanau
Roads
Organized crime and drugs

M. Y. A. F. R. O

Question 12

What is a supervisors role around rehabilitation, return to work and stay at work processes for an employee because of illness or injury?

What does the rehab rely on?

Answer 12

Answer:
A supervisor must take the lead role in initiating and managing rehabilitation of your employees following work absences due to illness or injury.

Answer:
- Relies on early and appropriate contacts being made with the ill or injured employee
- Rehab meeting being conducted soon as possible
- Return to work/rehab plan
- Regular ongoing meetings
- Rehab process to continue until the ill or injured employee returns
- Specialist medical advice being sort when appropriate

Question 13

Who does the Code of Conduct apply to?
Also known as Our Code in the police manual.

Answer 13

Answer:
This code applies to anyone who is employed or engaged by the New Zealand Police regardless of the position or rank held.

It includes employees who are permanent, temporary or casual, contractors and consultants, volunteers or any other groups or individuals we have advised this Code applies to.

The code also applies to what we do outside of working hours where our actions may bring police into disrepute or may damage trust and confidence Police, as our employer, has in us.

Question 14

Section 30 of the policing act adheres to command and control. What must every Police employee obey and be guided by?

Answer 14

Answer:
General instructions and commissioners circular and any applicable local orders.

Lawful commands of a supervisor

In the absence of a supervisor responsibility devolves on a Police employee available who’s next in-line and in the case of equality the longest serving police employee.

No Police employee may in exercising any power, carrying any function of duty act under the direction, command or control of minister of the Crown or person who is not authorized under this act to command and control the actions of a police employee

Question 15

How can we be sure our conduct complies with the code of conduct? (SELF TEST)

Answer 15

Would your decision withstand SCRUTINY? Community, Police Service, Media.

Does my decision ENSURE compliance? Code of Conduct, Policy, General Instructions.

Is my decision LAWFUL? Laws, Regulations, Rules.

Is your decision FAIR? Community, Colleagues, Your family, Others.

Question 16

What is performance management?

Answer 16

Answer:
Performance management is about seeking improvement through dialogue and providing support to enable employees to perform satisfactorily.
It is not a disciplinary process.

Question 17

Why is the rule of law important for the NZ Police?

Answer 17

Police are responsible for administering the law and need to administer it in a fair and consistent way

Question 18

What are the 4 steps in the Performance Management process?

Answer 18

1) Informal discussion
2) The performance meeting
3) The performance plan (PIP)
4) Completion of the PIP to the required standard

Question 19

What is misconduct?

What is serious misconduct?

Answer 19

Answer:
This is behavior or actions that breach the code of conduct or other police policies while misconduct may not justify dismissal it may result in formal disciplinary action.

Answer:
This is behavior or actions that breach of this code of conduct or other police policies and employment agreements and seriously undermine damage and trust and confidence police has in you, calling into question if employment relationship can continue.
It is behavior or actions that may justify dismissal

Question 20

In regards to Section 63 of the Policing Act 2008 - What can the commissioner do when it comes to acting appointments?

Answer 20

The commissioner may appoint an employee temporarily to any higher level of position or

Authorise an employee to exercise or perform all or any of the powers and duties under this Act or any other enactment, of any level of position higher than that employee’s own level of position.

Question 21

Under our business model, What is Our Purpose?

What does it rely on?

Answer 21

Answer:
To ensure everybody can “be safe and feel safe”

Answer:
The public having the trust confidence police will respond quickly, will investigate and do everything they can when they or their neighbor is affected by crime.

Question 22

Prevention First is designed to support and enhance the delivery of our key outcomes: what are they

Answer 22

• prevent crime and victimization
• target and catch offenders
• deliver a more responsive Police service

Question 23

What is New Zealand polices mission?

Answer 23

Answer:
To prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing

Question 24

What are the 6 police values?

Answer 24

Answer:
Professionalism
Respect,
Integrity,
Maori, commitment to Maori,
Empathy,
Diversity

P. R. I. M. E. D

Question 25

How was Te Huringa O Te Tai strategy developed?

Answer 25

PAGE 25 - By listening to voices of the community, staff, Iwi Maori and encourages the enhancement of our organisational values with aura Maori

Question 26

EMPATHY - Page 34

Answer 26

Walk in their shoes.

We we seek understanding and consider the experience and perspective of those we serve.

Question 27

Duty of Commissioner to notify Authority of complaints.

Answer 27

The Commissioner shall notify the Authority of every complaint received by Police, other than a complaint notified to the Commissioner by the Authority

Notification must be given as soon as practicable, but no later than 5 working days after receipt of the complaint

Question 28

As a manager you have a duty to consider any requests for FEO.

What is the timeline to respond to those requests question?

Who can decline and if FEO application?

Answer 28

Answer:
Within one month Receiving them as per Employment Relations Act.

Answer:
Only the district commander or national manager can decline an FEO applications.

Question 29

When a police member has attended a critical incident what timeframe must the first appointment with a psychologist be made and what time frame should the second appointment occur within?

Answer 29

Answer:
The first appointment with a psychologist will not occur earlier than 72 hours following a critical incident.
The second appointment should occur within 10 days post incident

Question 30

What are the five frameworks of the PHPF model?

Answer 30

Answer:
F1 – Strategy
F2 – Culture
F3 – Leadership
F4 – Capability
F5 – Performance management

Question 31

What is the crime triangle in relation to our deployment model?

Answer 31

Answer:
- Provide support and assistance to those repeatedly victimized

• Act with urgency against repeat and priority offenders
• Maximize resources to locations that repeatedly suffer disproportionate levels of crime

P. A. M

Question 32

What are the section 8 principles of the Policing Act (A Through to F)

Answer 32

(a) principled, effective, and efficient policing services are a 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 respects 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.

Question 33

With a breach of Code of Conduct what is considered?

Answer 33

Answer:
The nature and circumstances
Intent. - did you knowingly make decisions or act out of line with this Code. Values and policies?
Your position, duties and responsibilities
Your ability to fulfill your duties and responsibilities
Impact on the trust and confidence Police has in you
How similar behavior has been treated in the past

Question 34

What are the two documents at Our Business sits along side?

Under the Our Prioities, what are their directions?

Answer 34

Answer:
Our Priorities and Our Plan

Answer:
The three priorities held in Our Priorities are,
- Be first then do,
- Delivering the service New Zealand is expects and deserves,
- Focused prevention through partnerships

Question 35

What are the three delivery rules of prevention first?

Answer 35

PREVENT crime and victimization

TARGET and catch offenders

DELIVER a more responsive Police service

Question 36

In the police business model what is our Our Goals?

Answer 36

Answer:
Safe homes - families free from violence, abuse and neglect. Preventing burglary and other threats

Safe roads - working with partners to prevent death and injury resulting from crashes.

Safe communities - safe public spaces where businesses, social gatherings and entertainment can be enjoyed without fear of crime or harm

Question 37

Te Huringa o Te Tai - Page 25

Who does it impact and what benefits does it provide?

Answer 37

It will have a direct impact for Maori and will produce benefits for all NZers through improved service and reducing crime and victimisation.

This strategy is about whanau, about all of us.

Question 38

What are the 6 principles of s8 of the Policing Act 2008

Answer 38

Answer:
- principled, effective, and efficient policing services a cornerstone of a free and democratic society end of the rule of law.

– effective policing relies on wide measure of public support and confidence

• policing services provided under the national framework but also have a local community focus

-policing services provided in a manner that respects human rights

• Services are provided independently and impartially.
• police employee is required to act professionally ethically and with integrity

Question 39

Set within the framework of Prevention First, Te Huringa o Te Tai focuses Police’s effort around three pou: what are they

Answer 39

• our people and our mind-set
• effective initiatives and improved practice
• effective partnerships.