7 - Strategic awareness & Staff Management

Question 1

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

Answer 1

• Deploy to beat demand
• Target the drivers of demand
• Mindset

Question 2

Is Performance Management a disciplinary process?

Answer 2

No only when an employee has been unable or unwilling to improve to satisfaction following a performance improvement plan.

Question 3

Five principles that underpin the Kia Tū policy are:

Answer 3

People centric
Responsive
Trusted
Safe
Accountable

Question 4

What is the NZ Police vision?

Answer 4

To be the safest country

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

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) Policing activities outside NZ
h) Emergency management

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Expected standards of behavior from police employees.

Question 10

What are the 6 drivers of demand?

Answer 10

Mental health
Youth
Alcohol
Families
Roads
Organized crime and drugs

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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 12

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

Answer 12

• General instructions and commissioners circular and any applicable local orders.
• Lawful commands of a supervisor / acting supervisor

Question 13

How can we be sure our conduct complies with the code of conduct?

Answer 13

SELF Test

• Would your decision withstand SCRUTINY?
• Does my decision ENSURE compliance?
• Is my decision LAWFUL?
• Is your decision FAIR?

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Performance management:
What are the four steps to follow to deal with performance issues?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What is misconduct?

What is serious misconduct?

Answer 16

Behaviour or action breaching code of conduct or other police policies. May not justify dismissal but could result in formal disciplinary action.

Behaviour or action breaching the above, employment agreements and seriously damage trust and confidence. May justify dismissal.

Question 17

Under our business model, What is Our Purpose?

What does it rely on?

Answer 17

Be safe and feel safe

Public having trust confidence police will respond quickly, investigate and do everything they can.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What is New Zealand polices mission?

Answer 19

To prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing

Question 20

What are the 6 police values

Answer 20

Professionalism
Respect
Integrity
Commitment to Maori and the treaty
Empathy
Diversity

Question 21

How was Te Huringa O Te Tai strategy developed?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What is empathy

Answer 22

Walk in their shoes.

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

Question 23

Duty of Commissioner to notify Authority of complaints.

Answer 23

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 24

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 24

Within one month of receiving them.

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

Question 25

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 25

• 1st - No earlier than 72 hours following critical incident
• 2nd - within 10 days post incident

Question 26

What are the five frameworks of the PHPF model?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Key component of the Prevention First model is ‘Deploy to beat Demand’
Therefore our Deployment model aims to focus on the Crime Triangle and to.

Answer 27

• 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

Question 28

With a breach of Code of Conduct what is considered?

Answer 28

• nature and circumstances
• intent
• values and policies
• position, duty and responsibilites
• ability to fulfull duties and responsibilities
• Impact on trust and confidence
• similar behaviour dealt with in past

Question 29

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

What are our Three Priorities?

Answer 29

• Our Priorities and Our Plan
• Be first then do,
• Delivering the service New Zealanders expect and deserve,
• Focused prevention through partnerships

Question 30

In the police business model what is our Our Goals?

Answer 30

Safe homes
Safe roads
Safe communities

Question 31

Te Huringa o Te Tai - Who does it impact and what benefits does it provide?

Answer 31

• Direct impact for Maori and produce benefits for all New Zealanders through improved service and reducing crime and victimisation.
• Strategy about whanau, all of us.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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