Conducting Investigations Flashcards
Define Incident
An instance of something happening, an event, or occurrence.
What is the risk assessment PC needs to make when considering information gathered before attending incident
THRIVE
THREAT
HARM
RISK
INVESTIGATION
VULNERABILITY
ENGAGEMENT
Explain the Criminal Procedure + Investigations Act 1996
- Statutory legislation
- Regulated procedures of investigation and prosecution
-Accompanied by the Code of Practice
When might an investigation be carried out?
Crimes that HAVE been committed
Identifying whether a crime has been committed
Crimes police believe MAY committed
Explain the x2 types of investigation
REACTIVE
Starts with discovery of crime + seeks to bring offender to justice by uncovering material that identifies suspect and provides evidence sufficient for court
PROACTIVE
Starts with intelligence that individual or group is involved in criminal enterprise i.e drug dealing, fraud
What are your priorities when arriving at an Incident?
PRESERVE LIFE
IDENTIFY VICTIM/WITNESSESS
PRESERVE SCENE
SECURE EVIDENCE
IDENTIFY SUSPECTS
Why is the Golden Hour important?
BEST EVIDENCE OBTAINED
ACCOUNTS WHEN MEMORY FRESHEST
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE NOT DISPOSED OF/LOST
SUSPECTS LOCATED EARLY MAXIMISING FORENSIC EVIDENCE
CASE PROGRESSES QUICKLY, SAVES TIME MONEY
PUBLIC PROTECTION + CONFIDENCE INCREASES
What is the ABC approach in investigating?
Assume Nothing
Believe Nothing
Challange Everything
What does Achieving Best Evidence mean?
Preparing and planning interviews with vulnerable/intimidated witnesses.
Consider most appropriate method, written, audio?
Where can you obtain material in relation to Investigation?
Forensic
Exhibits
Scene
Suspect
Evidence
What strategies can be used to Investigate?
Search
House to House
Intelligence Strategy
Financial Investigator
ANPR
Passive Data Generators (cctv)
Physical Evidence
Communications strategy
How does Facial Recognition Technology work?
Analyses key features + generates representation of these features
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Compares them against representation of known faces in database to generate possible matches.
What are the facial recognition technology types?
Retrospective - Post event, still image.
Live Facial Recognition - Compares live camera feed of faces against watchlist
What are key considerations of RFR?
Think RFR from outset
Use original CCTV + footage
Moving clips are better
If you can’t make our features, neither can system
Think vulnerability
What is the scene timeline of events?
Managing scene
Identifying scene
Securing scene
Cross contamination
Preserving scene
Search + examine scene
Release scene
