Exam 1 Flashcards
MDP leadership in action:
What are the 4C’s?
- Committed
- Collaborative
- Challenge
- Curious
In what year was the MDP formed?
1971
In what year did the MDP have its first female officer?
1974
In what year was the Ministry of Defence Act formed?
1987
In what year did the MDP extend its jurisdiction and name the Act?
Anti-Terrorist Crime and Security Act 2001
What are the MDP’s 4 Primary Policing Outputs?
- Nuclear Policing
- Territorial Policing
- National Counter Terrorist Response
- Crime and Intelligence
What is the Rank structure of the MDP?
Chief Constable
Deputy Chief Constable
Assistant Chief Constable
Chief Superintendent
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Inspector
Sergeant
Constable
What are the 4 Cornerstones?
Our Purpose
Our Policing Style
Code of Ethics
National Decision Model (NDM)
What is the MDP’s Purpose?
(Our Purpose)
To deliver unique specialist policing to protect the nations defence and infrastructure. (Use PRA)
- Protecting
- Reassuring
- Achieving
We PROTECT and REASSURE to ACHIEVE our MoD requirement.
What is ‘Our Policing Style’?
PRA:
Proffessional
Respectful
Adaptable
What are the Code of Ethics?
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Accountability
Fairness
Honesty
Integrity
Leadership
Objectivity
Openness
Respect
Selflessness
What is the difference between Equality and Equity?
Equality is equal
Equity is fair
If you treat everyone the same those who are less fortunate or less able than others will be at a dissadvantage and therefore you should give them the extra support they need to start off at the same point as everyone else.
Some people need more support than others for a number of reasons. (For example, they have a rough background, a poor childhood or a protected characteristic).
Define Diversity
The ways in which we all differ including but not limited to our race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, physical attributes, dissabilities, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background, life experiences such as marriage, pregnancy and maternity.
What is inclusion?
The action of embracing each others differences. Inclusion is about valuing and harnessing peoples unique backgrounds, talents, perspectives and insights for the benefit of individuals and the organisation.
Define Harrassment:
Harassment is unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic, which violates an individual’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual.
- it can range from teasing and name calling to bullying or excluding colleagues from social events.
What is Victimisation?
Treating someone less favourably because they have made a complaint or plan to make a complaint in relation to an equality matter.
- under the Equality Act 2010, protection against victimisation has been extended to people who may not be intending to complain but are simply asking questions or gathering information.
What Act does Discrimination come under?
Equality Act 2010
Define Discrimination:
The treatment of an individual, or a particular group of people, less favourably than others because of a protected characteristic they have or are thought to have or because they associate with someone who has a protected characteristic.
What is direct discrimination?
When somebody is treated less favourably than another person because they have a protected characteristic.
What is indirect discrimination?
When a condition, rule, policy or even a practise in a company applies to everyone but disadvantages someone with a protected characteristic.
Direct discrimination by association. What is this?
The Act protects people who may experience discrimination because they associate with someone who possesses a protected characteristic.
What is direct discrimination by perception?
The Act protects people who may experience discrimination because others think that they possess a particular protected characteristic.
What are the 9 protected characteristics?
Age
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage and civil partnership
Pregnancy and maternity
Race
Religion and belief
Sex
Sexual orientation
What are the 10 Police Standards of Proffessional behaviour:
- Honesty and integrity
- Authority, respect and courtesy
- Equality and diversity
- Use of force
- Orders and instructions
- Duties and responsibilities
- Confidentiality
- Fitness for duty
- Discredible conduct
- Challenging & reporting improper conduct
What is the Police Caution?
You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
What are the core operational roles of an MDP Constable?
- To protect life/property.
- Make communities safer by upholding the law fairly and firmly.
- Preventing crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Keeping the peace.
- Protecting and reassuring communities.
- Investigating crime and bringing offenders to justice.
Tell me what the legislation and year for spying:
Official Secrets Act 1911
What does the Official Secrets Act 1920 cover?
Prohibited Place
- Anyone who gains or attempts to gain improper entry to a prohibited place by using:
- Any uniform.
- A false declaration.
- By impersonating or pretending to be a person holding any office or position under his majesty.
What is the Official Secrets Act 1989?
Known as the ‘blanket cover’. It is aimed at:
- Crown Servants
- Government Contractors
What are the rules with Cameras within an establishment?
- Strict regulations prohibiting use
- Need written permission from head of establishment or from the establishment security officer.
- Approach and question
- No power to seize - unless an offence against the official secrets Act is committed.
- Consider PNC/Intelligence checks
- Unauthorised photographing/recording requires 271 and intelligence 3x5x2 report as soon as possible.
Drones & Auditors.
Is it allowed?
Yes, it is allowed. No permission needed with only two exceptions:
- Cannot fly over a flight restriction zone (FRZ’s) without permission.
- Airspace restriction order (ARO) - cannot fly over areas around other sensitive protected sites. This can be a permanent or temporary policy.
What are the MoD/MDP Document Classification gradings?
- Top Secret
- Secret
- Official
Who do you need to get authorisation from to prosecute someone for breaching the Official Secrets Act?
- Attorney General (For England and Wales)
- Lord Advocate (For Scotland)
What is the Criminal Justice System (CJS)
The CJS refers to the law, law enforcement and dealing with transgressions of the law
Who is the CJS overseen by?
A. Ministry of Justice - courts, prison service, probation service
B. Attorney General Office - legal advice to the government and overseeing independent prosecuting departments such as the CPS.
C. Home office
What is the Adversial Justice System:
What’s it purpose?
Requires the defendant of an offence is tried by court which is required to determine the defendants guilt ‘beyond reasonable doubt’.
What is the defence made up of in court?
The defendant
Legal representatives (solicitors/barristers.
What is the prosecution made up of in court?
- Crown prosecution service
- Solicitors/barristers
What is the full code test?
The code for crown prosecutors which sets out the general principles public prosecutors should follow when they make decisions on cases:
The full code test has two limbs:
Evidential test: is there sufficient evidence?
Public Interest test: is a prosecution in the public interest?
What is a statutory defence?
A specific defence for the offence e.g feared for their life, self defence
What is a youth court?
- It is a special type of magistrates court for people aged between 10-17.
- a youth court has either:
3 magistrates
A district judge
There is no juries in a youth court
Defendant may have special measures
What sort of cases does a youth court deal with?
Summarative:
Like,
Theft and burglary
Anti social behaviour
Drug offences
For more serious cases, the case will be passed to a crown court
How can you secure a suspects attendance at a court?
- By summons
- Arrest on warrant
- Arrest without warrant
What is a statute law?
Laws passed by parliament e.g PACE
What is a common law?
Laws based on judges’ rulings that evolve or develop over time based on previous court cases
What is a civil law?
A system of law that deals with disputes between individuals and organisations
What is case law?
The decision of one case where circumstances are similar is binding on others.
A binding decision means that other courts must follow the principle of law on which the case is based unless such a decision is changed by “higher court”
What is the actus reus?
The act itself. You must prove the act/crime itself was carried out
What is the men’s rea?
“Guilty state of mind” must prove what was in the offenders mind. What were they thinking at the time? (The intent)
What are the 3 different categories of offences?
- Indictable
- either way
- summary
What are the 5 different terrorism threat levels?
- Critical
- Severe
- Substantial
- Moderate
- Low
What are the 3 Counter terrorist response levels?
- Exceptional
- Heightened
- Normal
What is sabotage and can you remember what section, act and year it is?
A physical attack on our infrastructure, buildings, vehicles, IT systems or other equipment which aim to prevent us of it
What is Subversion?
- When someone tries to undermine an organisation by turning its people against it perhaps by encouraging dissent or event mutiny
What is Unauthorised disclosure?
- leaking information to press and other parties.
What are the two types of insider threat?
- Unwitting insiders
- Witting insider
What is the name for the UK Strategy for counter terrorsim?
CONTEST
What are the 4P’s in the CONTEST Strategy?
- Prevent
- Pursue
- Protect
- Prepare
What is Project Servator?
Part of the National Counter Terrorist Policing CONTEST Strategy:
It’s aim is to distrust a range of criminal terrorist activity, whilst providing reassuring presence for the public.
- High visibility
-Unpredictable deployments
- Specialist resources - Dogs, plain clothed, armed officers
What is Op WIDEAWAKE?
Check buildings and surroundings for:
- suspect devices
- suspicious activity
- damage
What is Op ROUNDUP?
Intruder on site
What are the 4 vetting levels?
- Baseline Personel Security Standard (BPSS)
- Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)
- Security check (SC)
- Developed vetting (DV)
The MDP covers not just the MOD, it also covers:
- Other governmental Departments
- Critical National Infrastructure
- Defence manufacturing sites
- US visiting forces
What are the 5 main crime and security threats to the MOD?
Terrorism
Protesters
Theft
Fraud
- Terrorist attacks and the exploitation of defence assets or personnel for terrorist purposes
- Disruption and Disorder caused by protesters
- theft or compromise of, and damage to, assets and material that would have a significant impact upon defence capability
- Major financial fraud and corruption
- unauthorised intrusion onto the defence estate
Under what Section is an MDP officer assist another force? And under what circumstance?
Section 2 of the MDP Act 1987
- where an MDP officer has been requested by a constable of the police force for any police area
- to assist them in the execution of their duties in relation to a particular incident, investigation or operation.
What does Section 2A of the MDP Act 1987 allow?
Allows the chief constable to provide constables or other assistance for the purpose of enabling that force to meet any special demand on its resources.
- and MDP Officer providing the assistance will be under direction and control of the chief officer of that force
What does VAWG stand for?
Violence against women and girls
Give three examples of violence against women and girls:
- FGM/ honour based abuse
- Forced marriage
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual offences
What is misogyny?
A dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained predjudice against women
What is micro-aggression?
Made to feel inferior, objectified, bound to restrictive gender roles and degrading behaviour
What is Toxic Masculinity?
Ideas about the way that men should behave that are seen as harmful against women and girls
What are 2 positive outcomes of managing police information well?
- improved prevention and detection of crime
- increased protection for the most vulnerable by sharing information with other forces + partner agencies
- more effective briefings and taskings of officers
What are 2 negative outcomes of managing police information poorly?
- Potential for incorrect or misinformed decisions
- unnecessary risks to the public especially those who are vulnerable
- possible breaches of legislation
- improper or inappropriate access to police information.
- Increased risk to officer safety
What are the four principles you should apply for good data quality?
- Accurate
- Adequate
- Relevant
- Timely
What is the purpose of the National Intelligence Model?
- provides greater consistency to policing
- allows operational strategies to focus on key priorities
- allows more officers to focus on solving priority problems and targeting the most active offenders
- achieves greater compliance with human rights legislation
- Informs management of the risks
Improves integration and communication with partner agencies
What does RIPA stand for?
Regulation of investigatory powers Act 2000
What are the 6 stages of the Intelligence Model? In the correct order
- Direction
- Collection
- Collation
- Evaluated
- Analysis
- Dissemination