General knowledge

Question 1

VAWSEEPO

Answer 1

Victim 
Appreciation 
Witness
Scene
Evidence
Elements - what crime was committed
Powers - any powers
Offender

Question 2

Duties of a scene guard

Answer 2

Unauthorised entry
Notebook recording
Brief authorised people
Explore and alert suspicious activity
No contaminating it yourself 
Think of the animals

Question 3

Explain freeze, control, preserve

Answer 3

Freeze: Scene must stay in it’s original state
Control: People to and from the scene and all activity in the scene
Preserve: All exhibits/evidence.

Question 4

What do we ask for when we ask for full particulars?

Answer 4

• Name
• DOB
• Address
• Phone number
• Email address
• Employer
• Employer address

Question 5

What three things do we need to prove for an offence?

Answer 5

1. Identity
2. Mens Rea (intent)
3. Actus reus (Act)

Question 6

What is the timeframe for prosecution to be commenced for wilful damage?

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

What are your arrest powers under LTA 1998?

Answer 7

• Section 116 (arrest if don’t abide by 115 or 113)

- Section 114 (can arrest if they refuse to provide or provide false details)

Question 8

Why is the value of the property stolen important?

Answer 8

Value determines the punishment

Question 9

What makes a burglary an aggravated burglary?

Answer 9

Has anything as a weapon with intent.

Question 10

What makes an aggravated robbery?

Answer 10

• GBH
• Weapon
• 2 or more people

Question 11

What could make someone a receiver?

Answer 11

• Aid in concealment or disposal
• Guilty knowledge
• Taking possession or control of

Question 12

What three things must we consider when looking at disorder offences?

Answer 12

Time, place, circumstance

Question 13

What defence does a person have for section 3 of the trespass act?

Answer 13

• Protection of self
• Protection of another person
• Emergency involving their’s or another person’s property.

Question 14

What defence does a person have for section 4 of the trespass act?

Answer 14

• Protection of self
• Protection of another person
• Emergency involving their’s or another person’s property.
• The occupier no longer occupies the place.

Question 15

What can you or the owner demand from someone trespassing?

Answer 15

• Name
• Address
• Firearms license number (if they have a rifle)

Question 16

Define a public place

Answer 16

• At any material time is open to or used by the public
• Free or payment of charge
• Owner/occupier entitled to eject/exclude anyone from the property
• Transport service for reward
• Interior of a vehicle in a public place.

Question 17

Police values

Answer 17

• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Respect
• Commitment to Maori and the treaty
• Valuing diversity
• Empathy

Question 18

What is the SELF test?

Answer 18

• Scrutiny
• Ensure compliance
• Lawful
• Fair

Question 19

Under section 114 of the LTA 1998, what details can you demand from the driver?

Answer 19

• Name
• DOB
• Address
• Occupation
• Phone
• Are you the owner
• If not, who is

Question 20

What section gives us our powers of arrest for EBA?

Answer 20

Section 120

Question 21

What are the 4 elements of possession

Answer 21

• Awareness that the item is where it is;
• Awareness that the item has been stolen;
• Actual or potential control of the item; and
• An intention to exercise that control over the item

Question 22

GCS

Answer 22

Exclusively to make decision to arrest

Question 23

RGTB

Answer 23

Person or EM is in a place

Question 24

RGTS

Answer 24

Person has committed an offence

Question 25

What is the exception to being “locked up”

Answer 25

Transported from A to B in a police car

Question 26

What is the three hey things we must consider when looking at a missing person?

Answer 26

Zone of safety
Age
Circumstances

Question 27

Section 27 and 28 of the search and surveillance act are in relation to what?

Answer 27

Offensive weapons in public places
27 - People
28 - Vehicle