Family liaison officer

Question 1

Detail the role and deployment of the Family Liaison Officer

Answer 1

• The role of the Family Liaison Officer (FLO) involves the day-to-day management of the partnership between the family of the deceased and the Police investigation..
• The primary function is of an investigator and not a support person, but the FLo must provide the required support.

Question 2

What is the role of the FLO

Answer 2

• The role of the Family Liaison Officer (FLO) involves the day-to-day management of the partnership between the family of the deceased and the Police investigation..
• The primary function is of an investigator and not a support person, but the FLo must provide the required support agencies

Question 3

When making a plan for the FLO what should be considered?

Answer 3

• The selection of the FLO and criteria employed for the selection
• exit plan for the FLO
• objectives of the FLO
• Plan on how interviews should be conducted
• Discussion on what can be released to the family

Question 4

Identifying who is family

Answer 4

• this includes, parents, siblings,children guardian, whanau and anyone close to them
• this includes chosen family
• Should reflect victims cultural and lifestyle beliefs.

Question 5

If a family is large what should the FLO consider

Answer 5

Appointing a spokes person for the family who will then become the point of contact for the family.

Question 6

Discuss what a FLO should do if the suspect is a family member

Answer 6

• Limit the information to FLO or if given make sure this is not passed onto the family.
• Fully document every contact with the family and who is rpesent.
• Not using the FLO for an arrest or search involving a family member
• Investigative and evidential impact
• consider there safety if suspect present and consider deploying a deputy FLO.

Question 7

What should an FLO ask the OC investigation before approaching the family of the deceased.

Answer 7

• the parameters on the information to be shared to the family.
• become familiar witht he investigation
• Become familiar with the family and the dynamics and culture of them
• Establish what contact the family has had with Police
• Establish what information has been given to the family
• Establish what has been released to the media

Question 8

What are the three things the family should be informed of

Answer 8

• the programs and agenices out there to support them as they are victims in there own right
• Progress of the investigation on the approval of the OC investigations
• their role as a witness in the prosecution.

Question 9

As mentioned previously, the role of the FLO is one of an investigator and not a support person. what type of information can you obtain

Answer 9

People
-Friends, colleagues, partners, associates, online social media, movements and regular travel, bobbies and habits, cultural beliefs

Passive info
NIA, medical records, HSMU, vehicle detail, banking details, photos, videos of deceased passport and immigration info

Question 10

What should the FLO do in relation to media which family

Answer 10

• Not comment to any media
• Establish families view on any media appeals
• inform them of the potential media attention and how they want to
• Liaise with the family before any release of information to the media and get their views.
• Request permission from the victims family before any release of images of the victim
• Provide copies of media releases to family.