Human Rights & Ethics Flashcards
- What are the five Community Engagement principles?
- Every interaction is engagement and every interaction matters
- Human rights are respected
- Communication, language and engagement approaches are inclusive
- Partnerships are critical
- Engagement is tailored, planned and purposeful
- Detail three traditional Community Engagement activities.
- Community forums
- Crime stoppers campaign
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Attending local community events
- Coffee with a cop
- Fill the gaps:
Everyday _________is engagement and _________interaction__________________.
Everyday interaction is engagement and every interaction matters.
- What are the seven Priority Communities?
- Young people
- People with disability
- Multicultural and multi faith
- LGBTIQA+
- Senior citizens
- Aboriginal
- People were experiencing mental health
Detail the three ‘vehicles’ that ensure VicPol service delivery:
- Community Engagement
- Human Rights
- Victim Centric Policing
Which Act requires all public authorised including MOPF to consider the human rights of all people we interact with?
Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities Act 2006
In some circumstances we may lawfully limit a persons human rights. What does A.N.T refer to?
A - Authorised by the law
N - Necessary, reasonable and proportionate
T - the less restrictive option
What are the three Operational Response Principles to assist in MOPF to effectively support operational decision making in the field?
- Service - our duty
- Safety - our responsibility
- Harm Minimisation - our goal
What is the role of Victoria Police?
To serve the Victorian community and uphold the law so as to promote a safe, secure and orderly society.
What are three general functions of VicPol?
- preserve the peace
- protect life and property
- prevent the commission of offences
- detect and apprehend offenders
- help those in need of assistance
- uphold the law
Section 462A of the Crimes Act refers to the Statutory Authority for the use of force. Fill in the blanks:
‘A person may use such______ not disproportionate to the ___________as he believes on ____________grounds to be __________ to prevent________, continuance or ____________ of an ___________ offence or to effect or assist in affecting the ___________arrest of a person committing or__________ of committing any offence’.
‘A person may use such FORCE not disproportionate to the OBJECTIVE as he believes on REASONABLE grounds to be NECESSARY to prevent COMMISSION, continuance or COMPLETION of an INDICTABLE offence or to effect or assist in affecting the LAWFUL arrest of a person committing or SUSPECTED of committing any offence’.
What is Ethics?
A framework for deciding what is right and wrong.
What below is not a priority community?
A. Aboriginal and Torres’s Strait Islanders
B. LGBTIQA+
C. Homeless
D. Seniors
c. Homeless
The Victoria Police Mission is to provide a peaceful, secure and orderly society by serving the community and the law.
True or False?
False. The Victoria Police mission is to provide a safe, secure and orderly society by serving the community and the law
Select the duties of sworn employees below (Select Multiple):
a. Help those in need of assistance
b. Move on those that are disturbing others
c. Protect life and property
d. Control traffic
A - Help those in need of assistance and C - Protect life and Property
Fill in the blanks: I uphold the right in my role within Victoria Police by acting __, with __ and by providing __ to everyone.
a. impartially, integrity, service excellence
What below is not a Victoria Police Value?
A. Flexibility
B. Respect
C. Scrutiny
D. Professionalism
C. Scrutiny
The foundation of effective communication = The Three V’s. Which is the odd one out?
A. Verbal (words)
B. Vocal (tone of voice)
C. Visual (body language)
D. Vocabulary (what is said)
D. Vocabulary (what is said)
In some cases we may limit a persons human rights. This must be reasonable and justified. Explain ANT:
A - Authorised by the law
N - Necessary, reasonable and proportionate
T - The less restrictive alternative
