ASAI Flashcards
What is SAATS stand for?
Sexual abuse assessment and treatment service
What is ViCLAS? And what work group administers the system?
Violent crime linkage Analysis system
Criminal profile unit
What is DSAC stand for?
Doctors for sexual abuse care
What is the primary objective of medical forensic examination?
What his secondary objective?
Victims physical, sexual and mental health and safety
Collect trace evidence
12 key process in the ASA investigation
- Initial action
- Case referral
- Providing specialist support
- Preliminary interview
- Information feedback
- Medical examination
- Formal interview
- Investigation. And evidence assessment
- Resolution options
- Prosecution
- Final actions and record keeping
- Preventative opportunities and responsibilities
What details
must be gathered at the initial action stage?
Victims details and whereabouts
Brief circumstance if alleged offence
Scene location if known
Offender description whereabouts and mode of any travel
If the case is acute what the victims should not do to preserve evidence
Shower Toilet Biting fingernails Changing clothing Combing hair Smoking Brushing teeth Eating or drinking
Medical examination
What advice do you have to give to a doctor?
The victims age, gender Injuries Level of intoxication Drugs taken When the assault occurred
Importance of specialist support
Greatly improves outcome including victims ability to give evidence , to stay engaged with investigative and criminal justice process, and to be seen as credible in court
Can have a major effect on how quickly and we’ll the victim recovers
Will assist in the prevention of re victimisation and the prevention of both short and long term adverse psychological responses
Before MEK is sealed, the tanning officer debriefed with the practitioner asking them to ?
Advise any immediate needs of the victim
Identify any forensic items that may need to be taken to esr ASAP
Identify any injuries that should be photographed
Identify any significant disclosures made by the victim during the examination which
-May useful in the police investigation of
What are the key aspects of the interviewing procedures
Explaining to the victim the process and format of the interview
Using a specialist adult witness interviews
With the victims consent making a support person trinaed in supporting sexual as usury victims
Electronically recording the interview with the potential for that interview to be a victims evidence in chief at any later hearing
Where preventative opportunities exist or could be identified?
What further investigative work can be undertaken that could link this offence to unsolder or other cases?
What opportunities or interventions to prevent sexual re victimisation have been considered
What educational opportunities or messages cane gained or promoted at either a local or wider bases
Under evidence act 2006 section 103 a witness can give evidence in an alternative way on the grounds of…?
The age or maturity of the witness
The physical, intellectual, psychological or psychiatric impairment of the witness
The trauma suffered by the witness
The witnesses fear of intimidation
The linguistic or cultural background or religious beliefs of the witness
The nature of the preceding
The nature of the evidence that the witness is expected to give
The relationship of the witness to any party to the proceeding
The absence or Likely absence of the witness from nz
