Area Canvas Flashcards

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Main objectives of an Area Canvas includes:

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Identify:
- Offender
- and Locate evidence
- witnesses
- gather information

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Other benefits of area canvas

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  • Sightings of victim, Offender, potential witnesses, relevant property or vehicles.
  • obtaining key information to drive investigation and accurate record of local community
  • opportunity for early arrest with ID of Offender
  • promoting awareness of significant occurrences
  • eliminating unidentified vehicles and persons
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3
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Specialist profilers may be consulted to assist with?

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Setting parameters or identifying locations where the suspect is likely to reside or frequent.

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Intelligence systems should be used in a risk assessment, consideration of the area should be given to:

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  • violent offenders
  • persons wanted by police
  • groups with particular linguistic/cultural needs
  • local incidents which residents may raise to police
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5
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OC Area canvas should seek what to assist them

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  • street maps
  • aerial photographs showing houses, locations
  • geological information
  • local council records
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6
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Key points for briefing the Area Canvas Team

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Action to take if they
- believe they have ID suspect
- located items of evidential value
- if individuals refuse to assist
- to complete correspondence flow
- information to be disclosed
- information must not be disclosed

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When a person has relevant information to offer what must the officer do?

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  • INTERVIEW persons (FWS)
  • RECORD on Part B that they have made a FWS
  • ensure the witnesses information is CONVEYED to the OC Area Canvas
  • GIVE part B to OC area canvas
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When all area enquiries in respect of a particular address have been completed the OC Area Canvas will

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  • FILE part A & B together
  • Send DUPLICATE part B form to the file manager for filing, seperare from the main file
  • SHADE the area on the area canvas map
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9
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How can the OC canvas maintain high staff morale?

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  • Regular feedback and progress on the investigation
  • updates on progress on other parts of the investigation.
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How can the OC canvas maintain high staff morale?

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  • Regular feedback and progress on the investigation
  • updates on progress on other parts of the investigation.
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11
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What matters should be contained in the final report

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  • summary of all action taken
  • any significant findings
  • any action taken outside of the original phase strategy
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12
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OC Area Canvas record in master record of progress

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A detailed record of progress continually maintained:
- which addresses have been visited
- which occupants interviewed
- the documentation completed
- any relevant comments made

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What to cover off in the questionnaire - Part A

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Part A
- street name
- house number
- flat number
- personal details of all reside tals
- details of all people who were visiting at the time of the offence
- vehicles used by all residents and visitors to the address

The OC Area canvass retains completed part A forms

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What to cover off in the questionnaire - Part B

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  • personal details
  • home details
  • work details
  • answers to specific questions

Any evidential information must be recorded by was of FWS

The OC Area Canvas retains completed Part B so:
- information relevant to Enquiry
- match up Part B with Part A
- tick off the Part A entities to show who has been interviewed

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