Chapter 6: Strategic awareness, Complaints involving Police, Managing Conflicts of interest

Question 1

Our Vision?

Answer 1

To be the Safest Country in the World

Question 2

Our Purpose?

Answer 2

Ensure everybody can BE safe and Feel SAFE

Question 3

Our Mission?

Answer 3

To Prevent Crime and Harm through Exceptional Policing

Question 4

Our Goals?

Answer 4

Safe Homes
Safe Roads
Safe Communities

Question 5

Our Operating model?

Answer 5

Prevention First

Question 6

Te Huringa O Te Tai

Answer 6

Set within framework of prevention first - focuses Police’s effort around three Pou:
Our people and our mind set
effective initiatives and improved practice
effective partnerships

Question 7

Prevention First operating model

Answer 7

Prevent Crime and Victimisation
Target and Catch Offenders
Deliver a more responsive Police Service

Question 8

Three Core Components of PF model are:

Answer 8

Deploy to beat demand
Target drivers of demand
Mindset: taking every opportunity to prevent harm

Question 9

6 Drivers of Demand are:

Answer 9

Families - Whanau
Youth - Rangatahi 
Alcohol 
Roads 
Organised Crime and Drugs
Mental Health

Question 10

Life Course Persistent Youth?

Answer 10

Come from background of violence drugs and absence of good role model Represent 17% of all youth and commit 40% of offences and majority of serious offending.

Question 11

Offender Management

Answer 11

Take every opportunity to prevent harm by supporting offenders wanting to make a positive change and enabling those whose offending is more serious to get support services they need to desist from offending.

Question 12

Locations

Answer 12

We know 5% of locations generate 32% of calls to service. Need to understand the relationship of those locations and offending.

Question 13

Police High Performance Framework PHPF

Answer 13

F1 - Stategy - Connect teams to Our Business

F2 - Culture - Shift in mind-set to enable staff

F3 - Leadership - leaders will have a Consistent understanding of the purpose and expectations of leadership

F4 - Capability - will equip individuals with tools and guide other to perform to their potential

F5 - Performance Management - enable us to talk about performance in a way that is meaningful and helpful

Question 14

Police Core Values - PRIMED

Answer 14

Professionalism

Respect

Integrity

Commitment to Maori and the Treaty

Empathy

Valuing Diversity

Question 15

S8 - Principles, Policing Act 2008

Answer 15

a) Principled, effective, efficent policing services are a cornerstone of free and democratic society under rule of law
b) effective policing relies on a wide measure of public support and confidence
c) policing services are provided under a national framework but also have a community focus
d) policing services are provided in a manner that respects human rights
e) policing services are provided independently and impartially
f) every police employee is required to act professionally, ethically and with integrity

Question 16

S9 Functions of Police PA2008

Answer 16

Keeping the peace 
Maintaining public safety 
Law enforcement 
crime prevention
community support and reassurance 
national security 
participation in policing activities outside NZ 
emergency management

Question 17

S20 Code of Conduct

Answer 17

Commissioner must prescribe a code of conduct for Police employees

Question 18

S30 - Command and control

Answer 18

Every police employee must obey and be guided by -
general instructions
commissioners circulars
applicable local orders

must obey the commands of a supervisor

in the absence of a supervisor the supervisors authority and responsibility devolves to -

a) the police employee available who is next in level of position and
b) in the case of equality, the longest serving police employee

Question 19

S63 Acting appointments

Answer 19

In case of a vacancy for any reason or if it continues or any other special purpose The Commissioner may -

a) appoint an employee temporarily to higher level of position or
b) authorise an employee to exercise or perform all or any of the powers and duties under this act or any other enactment of any level of position higher than the employees own level position

2) any appointment or authority under this section may be given or made before the occasion arises or while it continues
4) the commissioner may at any time revoke any appointment under this section

Question 20

Integrity Reporting. What must a supervisor do when they recieve a integrity report?

Answer 20

Forward this report through line managers to the District PPCM.

Question 21

Examples of Integrity Reports

Answer 21

Any charges faced in court
EBA
Suspension of drivers licence 
Excess speed 40km/hr above limit 
Respondent to PO etc

Question 22

S13 Duty of Commissioner to notify authority of certain incidents IPCA act 1988

Answer 22

Where a police employee acting in execution of his or her duty causes or appears to cause death, serious bodily harm to any person the commissioner shall as soon as practicable give to the authority a written notice setting out the circumstances.

Note serious bodily harm includes any fracture, deep laceration, injury to any internal organ sever concussion or allegations of sexual assault.

Exception to this is dog bite injury where not deep. (only needs to be washed out and stitched )

Question 23

How long does the commissioner have to notify Authority re complaints

Answer 23

ASAP but no later than 5 days

Question 24

IPCA investigation categories

Answer 24

CAT A - Serious complaints where IPCA will conduct own investigation

CAT B - Serious or significant matters where authority will actively oversee the Police investigation

CAT C - Authority considers are appropriate for facilitated case resolution

CAT D - minor matters that require no further action by authority

Question 25

On receiving a complaint districts must

Answer 25

Notify complaints to Director Police Professional Conduct at PNHQ who in turn notifies the Authority. Districts must not notify the Authority directly.

Question 26

What is a EOD? and how should it be addressed

Answer 26

Expression of Dissatisfaction
Ie complaints about sirens being herd late at night

If you receive a complaint that can be categorised as a EOD, then this can be resolved at a local level and does not need to be notified to the IPCA as a complaint.

Question 27

What is a conflict of interest

Answer 27

Conflict between a police duty and private and or personal interests. Can be financial or relate to family, friends or associates.

May be actual, potential or perceived

Question 28

How to manage conflict of interests

Answer 28

Follow same channels as members of the public to access police data for own research
Supervisors should never investigate serious complaints against staff under their direct supervision etc

Question 29

Supervisor and mangers responsibilities

Answer 29

Disscuss issues - As a manager you should foster an environment which employees feel free to discuss conflicts of interest.

Assess risks - Your responsibility to determine whether a disclosed conflict could prevent your team member from making unbiased decisions

Take action - In cooperation with employee
document the conflict and how it was managed
support staff when issues arise

Seek advice - from your own supervisor if you are unsure of the potential impact of a declared conflict