Area Canvas

Question 1

Main objectives of an Area Canvas includes:

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Other benefits of area canvas

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

Specialist profilers may be consulted to assist with?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

• violent offenders
• persons wanted by police
• groups with particular linguistic/cultural needs
• local incidents which residents may raise to police

Question 5

OC Area canvas should seek what to assist them

Answer 5

• street maps
• aerial photographs showing houses, locations
• geological information
• local council records

Question 6

Key points for briefing the Area Canvas Team

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

• 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

Question 8

When all area enquiries in respect of a particular address have been completed the OC Area Canvas will

Answer 8

• 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

Question 9

How can the OC canvas maintain high staff morale?

Answer 9

• Regular feedback and progress on the investigation
• updates on progress on other parts of the investigation.

Question 10

How can the OC canvas maintain high staff morale?

Answer 10

• Regular feedback and progress on the investigation
• updates on progress on other parts of the investigation.

Question 11

What matters should be contained in the final report

Answer 11

• summary of all action taken
• any significant findings
• any action taken outside of the original phase strategy

Question 12

OC Area Canvas record in master record of progress

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What to cover off in the questionnaire - Part A

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What to cover off in the questionnaire - Part B

Answer 14

• 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