Chapter 5 Victims, Road Policing, Control And Command Flashcards

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What are the 7 principals guiding the Road Zero plan

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  • Good choices but plan for mistakes.
  • Human Vulnerability
  • Strengthen Road Transport System
  • Shared responsibility for improving Road Safety.
  • Evidence and evaluation
  • Support health, wellbeing and livable places.
  • Critical decision making
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In R.P what is the critical Command Information

RR, RSP, T+C,T,LSP…

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  • Report Registration Report
  • Road Safety Partnership
    -Tasking and Coordination.
  • Tools (on duty)
    Local stakeholder Partnerships
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s30+s32 S&S Act

The above talks to Road Blocks.When can you set up a Road Block? What power does s33 give you?

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  • Can set up Road blocks when you have reasonable grounds to BELIEVE person unlawfully at large is in the vehicle/or committed offence punishable by imprisonment
  • s32 allows you to stop cars at the Road Block or in the vacinity
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What info MUST the victim be given on when making a VIS?

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  • Info is for the purposes of VIS
  • That info given is true correct
  • Informed who may see it
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What should a VIS contain

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  • Physical and emotional harm suffered
  • Loss and damage of property
  • other effects
  • 17AB
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In relation to providing I formation, what are Police obliged to do in relation to providing that info?

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  • Inform promptly + keep informed

- This is with ALL files NOT just prosecution files

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What are the principals in the fleeing driver Policy?

S,R,IP,I,Y,I,R,CR

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  • Safety - Public - Police #1
  • A F2S is NOT and reason to pursue.
  • Investigation preferred
  • Only justified if necessity to stop outweighs risk
  • will consider risk/Impact to youth
  • Decisions not to pursue will be supported
  • All fleeing drivers will be investigated and held to account.
  • Fleeing drivers events will be reviewed in a timely manner
  • Staff maybe criminally liable
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8
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When must property be returned to a person?

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ASAP when not needed to be held.

Dont have to if they dont want it.

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9
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The prosecutor MUST make all reasonable efforts that info is given to the court if the victim has suffered…..

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  • Physical Injury, emotional harm
  • Loss and damage of property
  • other effects of an offence
  • any other matter
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10
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Each fleeing driver event will be reviewed to determine whether the decision was?

A, L, J, C, PI, Ll

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  • Appropriate
  • Lawful
  • Justified
  • Complied
  • Complied with PI
  • Lessons learnt
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Road Zero is the Govt. focus where the vision is zero deaths on NZ Roads. What are the 5 focus areas?

I+SM, VS, WR, DC, SM

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  • Infrastructure improved speed management.
  • Vehicle safety
  • Work related Road Safety
  • Road users choices
  • System Management
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What is:
Whole Police approach?

O.C, FV etc, MTE, Dto R, E1

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  • Some Road policing have there genesis
    e. g orgainised crime, F.V, alcohol harm
  • Road safety is achieved by more than enforcement alone
  • relies on development to risk
  • All Police will conduct R.P and prevention
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13
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s8 - Access to Services

Victim/s family has the right to services when?

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  • Welfare health, counseling, medical, legal needs arising from the offence.
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14
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How is a specified offence defined?

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  • offences of sexual nature
  • serious assaults
  • offence resulting in serious injury, death, incapable
  • ongoing fears for safety for themselves, family
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What is the definition of immediate family?

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  • Member of a victims family group, whanau, cultural family group, who is in a close relationship with the victim at the time of the offence.
  • Victims spouse, civil union, defacto
  • Brother, Sister
  • Steps (all)
  • Parents
  • Grandparents
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16
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What is an incapable person?

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  • Lacks capacity to understand the nature and consequences of decisions regarding their care and welfare.
  • Has the capacity to understand but cant communicate decisions.
  • Person being in a state of unconsciousness
17
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What is the definition of a victim?

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  • A person who had offence committed against them.
  • Suffers physical injury loss/damage to property.
  • Parent or legal gaurdian of a child victim.
  • Immediate family member of a person that is a result of an offence dies or is in capable.
  • A person that suffers emotional harm as a result of an offence.
  • Domestic violence
  • Child of FV
18
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What are the principals when dealing/treating a Victim?
(2)

C+R, D+P

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  • with courtesy + Respect

- Respect Victims dignity + privacy

19
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How do Police provide victims with Information?

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  • CAF
  • Standard letters
  • Victim Support

VCN Should be completed in NIA

20
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What info should victims be given regarding cases etc?

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  • Progress of Investigation
  • Reasons for charging/ not charging
  • Victims role as a witness
  • Suppression Order made by the court
  • Time and time of each event
  • Outcome of prosecution
  • Any plea, convictions+ sentence imposed
  • Unfit to stand trial
  • Charge not proved
  • Aquittals
  • Free pardons
21
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What is the purpose of a VIS?

3

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  • Enable the victim to give information to the court…ie: the effects of the offending
  • Assist the court in understanding victims views of offending
  • Inform the offender of the impact of offending
22
Q

VIS can now contain what?

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  • Photographs
  • Drawings
  • Visual representions provided by the victim
23
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What should a VIS not contain?

How should they be written?

When should the VIS be prepared?

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  • Victims account of actual offending
  • In victims speak, not Police jargon
  • Best practice is 1st appearance, but mandatory for 2nd.
24
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Auckland Council Vs Shaw

Talks to the victims views show compassion towards a defendant in a VIS. When will these be outweighed in Court?

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In Public Interest cases e.g F.V serious assaults

25
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U der s29 Specicied offences, victims get put on the victims Notification Register. What are some of the things victims can be expected to be Notified of?

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  • Temp releases from prison
  • Breaching Home Detention
  • Impeding release from prison
  • convictions for breaching release conditions
  • Recalls to prison
  • Pending parole hearings
  • Parole board decisions
  • Deportation hearings
  • Claim opportunities
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s30 + s32 S+S Act

The above talks to Road Blocks. When can you set up a Road Block?

What power does s33 give you?

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Can set up a Road Block when you have REASONABLE grounds to BELIEVE person unlawfully at large is in the vehicle/or committed offence punishable by imprisonment
—————–‐—-‐———————‐———————

s32 allows you to stop carsif the Road Block is in the vicinity

27
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When does the victim have a right to share views on bail?

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  • Offender charged with specific offence
  • Offender makes bail application
  • make every effort to gather victims views
  • Inform the court
28
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Under s31 the victim has rights to a rep. What is the role of that rep?

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The rep acts as the middle person and receives all relevant info from Police + Courts and passes it on to the victim

29
Q

What does RIDS stand for?

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Restraint
Impaired
Distraction
Speed

30
Q

Safety is paramount in a fleeing driver incident. This will be achieved through (safety is success) What must Police balance?

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  • Initial threat imposed
  • necessity to immediate apprehend
  • Risk of harm

Decisions made will be determined whether

  • Appropriate
  • lawful
  • Justified
  • Complaint with Police instructions
  • lessons learnt applied
31
Q

Prior to stopping a vehicle, you should make a TENR. What does this include and why?

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  • Advise COMMS
  • Reason for wanting to stop vehicle
    -Intention to stop
  • If driver fails to stop whether you intend on pursuing.
  • WHY? THIS ENABLES COMMS to assist in planning
    DECISION IS MADE BEFORE YOU TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
32
Q

Who may call for a pursuit to be abandoned

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  • Lead driver/ passenger
  • Dispatcher
  • 2nd driver/ passenger
  • Pursuit controller
  • Field supervisor
33
Q

What are some of the roles of the pursuit controller.

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  • Control the pursuit
  • Ensures acknowledgement is given and acknowledged
  • control TENR
  • Resolve pursuit safety
  • Ensures 2nd vehicle commentaries if lead vehicle is 1up
  • Replaces category B vehicles with category A
  • limit number of vehicles following -2 max
  • Uses tactical units
  • Monitirs Sit Reps to make informed decisions
34
Q

What is the role of the field supervisor? In a pursuit

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  • Maintain oversight
  • where possible avoid direct involvement
  • Continuosly performs TENR
  • Able to direct abandonment
35
Q

When must units abandon pursuits

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If TENR assessment risk of harm outweighs the need to apprehend or continue pursuit.

36
Q

When must the notifications, ( TDD Pursuit) be completed

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Before the end of shift for initiating unit OR 5 days with supervisor approval

Supervisor must review within 5 days

37
Q

When pursuit is abandoned, units return to BAU…

What happens of you see the vehicle again.

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Advise COMMS:

  • Vehicle located
  • Location
  • Direction of travel
  • Summary TENR
  • Ask to signal

ONLY SHIFT COMMANDER CAN GIVE PERMISSION TO SIGNAL

38
Q

After a pursuit has been abandoned who does it apply to?

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EVERYONE!

EVEN EAGLE

  • Maintain Obs with no commentary or limited commentary
  • Vacate airspace
  • At times full commentary
39
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What are some roles of Eagle?

ASU

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  • If requested take over the commentary (command).
  • Assist in co-ordination of ground units.
  • Remain covert. If they think fleeing driver has spotted they MUST advise COMMS