Family Harm COPY

Question 1

What are the 6 principles that guide Police practice in FH

Answer 1

1. Early intervention - this helps to stop and prevent FH. Requires eyes wide open approach
2. Culturally appropriate - requires a sensitive approach to all FH investigations. Responses involving Maori should reflect Tikanga
3. Safety
   * All parties are made safe and kept safe
   * Officers must ensure they have no concerns for children’s safety
   * Officers must ensure their own safety
4. Collecting risk information
   * SAFVR measure
   * Dynamic risk assessment
   Total concern contributes to multi risk score when added with other agencies risk assessment
5. Accountability
   * Holding offenders accountable by undertaking thorough quality investigations. Any decision to charge must be in accordance with Solicitor general’s prosecution guidelines
   * Utilising supportive interventions to stop and prevent harm
6. Working collaboratively
   * Coordinate responses with all work groups
   * multi agency table
   * provide quality information to the table
   * apply active case management principles and processes

Question 2

What are the adverse circumstances and long term negative outcomes

Answer 2

Vulnerabilities 
1. Lack of life skills
2. Lack of parenting skills
3. Lack of adequate social networks
4. Lack of education 
5. Health issues
Negative behaviours
1. FV
2. Child abuse and neglect
3. Sexual violence
4. Alcohol abuse and illicit drug use
Compounding factors
1. Unemployment 
2. Deprivation/poverty
3. Inadequate housing
4. Negative cultural attitudes 

Long term negative outcomes

1. Adverse social economic outcomes
2. Dysfunctional families
3. Criminality
4. Adverse health outcomes
5. Mental health issues
6. Adverse educational outcomes

Question 3

What must Police balance when responding to FH involving Police employees?

Answer 3

They must balance their responsibilities as an employer to support employees and their families and to act consistently and appropriately with the public interest and reputation of police in mind

Question 4

What two simultaneous actions should occur when dealing with employee FH

Answer 4

• normal police response

* welfare considerations and the shift supervisor should refer the matter to the local welfare officer

Question 5

What must Police carefully consider when dealing with employee FH

Answer 5

• the impact of any criminal offending on the ability of an employee to remain a police employee
• the compatibility of an employee convicted of FH offence and/or being the respondent of a Protection Order to continue in a policing role

Question 6

When do the policies and procedures apply in relation to police employees and family harm

Answer 6

• comes to supervisors attention
• Police attend FH investigation and although no offending a PSO or warning has been issued and/or Police are concerned about the possible continuation or escalation of FH
• Police attend and offending is disclosed where employee is victim or offender
• Police become aware a Protection Order has been issued

Question 7

What are the wide reaching societal consequences from FH

Answer 7

Crime
Poor physical and mental health
Poverty

Question 8

What area is of increasing concern in FH

Answer 8

Technology

Question 9

If an employee is charged or convicted of FH who must it be reported to

Answer 9

Reported by shift supervisor to the district employee practice manager and ppc manager who will advise the relevant DC or national manager

Question 10

Who decides if an employee charged or convicted of FH should continue working

Answer 10

Employee practice manager in consultation with national manager. PPC at pnhq must consider the employees suitability to continue working in their current role and if any variation in duties is appropriate

Question 11

Where does a copy of PO get sent to

Answer 11

DC or national manager

Question 12

If an employee becomes the respondent of a PO whom must they inform

Answer 12

Must report it immediately in writing including details of the proceedings to their supervisor

Question 13

Can police consider assisting an employee with an application to vary PO

Answer 13

Yes but only in rare cases relating to weapons under sec 108 of FV 2018.

Before supporting police must conduct their own enquiries to determine whether or not a variation is appropriate

Enquiries must consider nature duration and type of FH disclosed any offence history the employees role and views of protected person

The final decision will be made under sec 22 by DCE people in consultation with national manager and criminal investigations group