FLO

Question 1

What is their role?

Answer 1

• day to day management of the partnership between the family of the deceased and Police investigation.
• may be involved in profiling victim, preparing family tree, gathering all relevant info from the family

Question 2

what should a family liason plan consider?

Answer 2

• selection of the FLO
• exit plan for FlO
• objectives of FLO
• assessing most app way to interview family
• what and when to release info to family
• complainants from family and how to resolve
• Liase with victim support and other support agencies

Question 3

when should the exit plan be developed?

Answer 3

before the FLO is deployed and be communicated to the family at the commencement of the deployment

Question 4

who can family include

Answer 4

Partners
Parents, siblings, children
Guardians, whanau
Any others who have had a direct and close relationship with the victim
includes chosen family

Question 5

what should OC continue to review in relation to FLO?

Answer 5

• the suitability of the officer for the role
• whether addition FLO need to be app
• the needs and wishes of the family

Question 6

Suspect within family

Answer 6

• the possibility of deploying a more experienced FLO
• not using FLO in any SW or k9
• investigative or evidential impact of deployment

Question 7

whats the important of Victim support

Answer 7

early introduction will enable police and VS to work in partnership to provide appropriate info and support to family

Question 8

what should be assessed in relation to taking statements from the family?

Answer 8

• whether the witness requires special consideration
• availability of the witness
• any particular needs the witness has for assistance
• the optimum approach to be taken when approaching and interviewing witness

Question 9

what is the paramount importance with regard to family contact

Answer 9

• treated appropriately, professional with respect and with consideration given to their needs.

Question 10

how long does a family have to object to a PM

Answer 10

24hours

Question 11

VIS

Answer 11

Used for sentencing and it must be no more than 28 days old.
doe by a homicide trained victim support volunteer

Question 12

what to do when offender is arrested

Answer 12

• inform family of right to vnr
• make all reasonable efforts to ascertain views on bail and communicate these to the court
• what and why the charges have been laid
• date and place of each court hearing
• release on bail/applications/ details of bail

Question 13

what are two categories that sources of info fall into when examining lifestyle of victim

Answer 13

people (friends, colleagues) and passive data (NIA, medical history, phone records)

Question 14

what should be considered regarding releasing victim photograph?

Answer 14

police to make an objective appreciation as the photograph may influence public response
media may use an old photo/family doesnt like so best to secure agreement for publication

Question 15

before meeting the family, FLO must

Answer 15

familiarise themselves with:
- the enquiry
- all info established concerning the family
- available and intelligence which could impact the liaison role

establish what contact the family has already had, what info has been given

Question 16

S11

Answer 16

programmes, remedies, services available through Police to the family as victims in their own right

Question 17

S12

Answer 17

progress of the investigation