Initial Action - OC Suspect

Question 1

What is the role of the OC suspect

Answer 1

Obtain information about suspects and persons of interest

Profiling and investigating all suspects and persons of interest to establish their involvement in the offence or eliminate them

Seeking evidence to cover all elements of the offence/a

Dealing with possible defences that may be raised

Question 2

What are the three categories of management of a suspect

Answer 2

Identification and profiling

Arrest/termination

Interviewing

Question 3

How would you identify a possible suspect

Answer 3

Area canvas

Finger prints

CHIS

DNA

Question 4

Photographs of clothing or duplicates of property used by the suspect maybe used to utilise in any combination of these ways

Answer 4

 For release to the media

Used by the investigators during an area canvas

Conduct of suspect enquiries

Question 5

Officers must eliminate cross contamination what are the steps to follow regarding contamination when their are Multiple suspects

Answer 5

Appreciation made regarding which staff are assigned to seize clothing from Suspects

Officers involved are fully aware of cross contamination

Separate offices should be assigned to each suspect

Suspects must be kept apart including during travel in vehicles and when in cells

Question 6

If the defence is arguing the defendants state of mind or unfit to plea what should the police investigation team do

Answer 6

Establish whether the suspect understood the nature and quality of their actions and whether they realised their actions were morally wrong.

Question 7

When a court order is made to remind the suspect for psychiatric assessment what must the court receive

Answer 7

Evidence of two health assessors as to whether the defendant is mentally impaired.

Question 8

A report must be sent to the court register or with the registers permission to the superintendent of a psychiatric hospital or penal institution, what must the report describe

Answer 8

Circumstances of arrest

Summary of the offence

Previous criminal history

Previous mental history

Question 9

When a suspect provides an alibi what must OC suspect do

Answer 9

Make enquiries to confirm Or rebut evidence in support of the alibi

Establish where the suspect was at the time of the offence

Cooperate the alibi should be sought from forensic or other sources that are independent of the suspect