Conducting Investigations Flashcards
1
Q
What is an incident?
A
an instance of something happening; an event or
occurrence
2
Q
two methods of investigation
A
Reactive - discovery of crime & seeks to bring offenders to justice by uncovering what’s happened to provide sufficient evidence
Proactive - intelligence analysis to that individual or group
3
Q
What do you do when you arrive at an incident?
A
- preserve life
- identify victims & witnesses
- preserve scenes
- secure evidence
- identify suspects
4
Q
Why is the golden hour important?
A
- best evidence is obtained
- accounts given when memory is fresh
- physical evidence secured and not lost or disposed
- suspects located early maximising opportunites
- case progressed quickly saving time, money etc
- public protection & confidence increased
5
Q
investigative mind-set
A
principles
experience
disciplined
relational
