ASAI Flashcards
(10 cards)
Who do the ASAI procedures apply to?
Any person aged 17 or above at the time or reporting
What is the primary purpose of the medical examination?
well-being and safety of the victim
What do you tell the medical practitioner?
- When sexual assault believed to have occurred
- brief outline of events
- if relevant gender of doctor conducting examination
Important when debriefing a medical practitioner?
- any immediate needs of the victim?
- verbally summarise exhibits and their importance to investigation
- ID forensic items needing urgent ESR analysis
- ID injuries that should be photographed
- ID any disclosure made by victim during medical examination
What information should you feed back to the victim?
- Specialist support services available to them
- info on police investigation process
- expectations of timings of each stage including inital action, formal interview, subsequent court process
- clarify if they wish to make a formal complaint or not
What are some post preliminary interview considerations?
-Reassess investigation so far and consider what further investigative procedures are appropriate
-Matters to consider including
‘public safety
‘securing fragile evidence
‘securing crime scene
‘ID and locate witnesses
‘detecting/apprehending suspect
What are the ASA timing catagories?
Acute - 1 to 7 days
non-acute 7 - 6 months
historic - more than 6 months
what is the purpose of the preliminary interview?
- brief outline of facts
- victim safety
- public safety
- urgent investigation needs
If the case is very recent what should you explain to the victim to refrain from doing until a medical examination has occurred
- eating or drinking
- going to the toilet
- washing and showering
- washing their hands
- biting their nails
- changing clothes
- smoking
- brushing or combing hair
- brushing teeth or rinsing mouth
If the offender is not known what is one was of preserving evidence in very recent cases?
Wrapping the victim in a sterile sheet to prevent cross contamination
