INO1: Initial Action Flashcards
What should you do en route to the scene of a crime?
Obtain: − description of the suspect − description of the suspect's vehicle (if any) − the suspect's direction of travel − description of any weapons carried.
• Watch for vehicles that may have come from the scene and note registrations.
• Discuss areas of responsibility at the scene with your partners. Decide who will
deal with any possible suspects and who will deal with possible victims, and how.
• Plan your vehicle approach to ensure safety.
- Discuss the Safe Forward Point. Where can you safely park, and where will it be safe for other police to park when they arrive?
- Consider your options.
What is a SFP?
Safe Forward Point is a safe location near an incident from which the forward operations can be supported.
What two should be considered when setting scene boundaries?
- Think BIG.
2. Remember to include the area from which the offender approached, entered and left the scene, including vehicles.
What three considerations to ensure scene integrity should be made when initially attending a scene?
- Freeze - Keep the scene in its original condition. Nothing is to be touched or moved.
- Control - All movement to and from the scene. All activity in the contained area.
- Preserve - all relevant exhibits.
What should you do when you arrive at a scene?
Park in a safe, clear place. Advise comms. Revise plan. Be aware of what is happening. Ask people what is happening Provide comms with an update.
You arrive at a scene and locate the informant. What are four things you should do when initially speaking with the informant?
- Obtain the brief facts
- Ask the informant to identify the victim and/or offender and give the offenders where-abouts
- Find out from the informant the location of the scene and the victim
- If possible, keep the informant occupied. Ask them to remain at a specific place so that they can be interviewed later.
You arrive at a scene and locate someone laying on the ground with signs of life. What should you do?
- Render immediate first aid
- Call for assistance from a doctor or ambulance
- Define a pathway for any medical staff that arrive
- Note any injuries
- Consider whether it’s possible to obtain an immediate statement, whether the victim can sign it or not, if it is anticipated that they may die (also known as a dying declaration)
- Record the position of the victim on the ground before removal
- If the victim is being transported to hospital, a member must accompany them,(to continue speaking with them,, ensure clothing and exhibits are retained, , record medical staff details, and provide a update to Comms)
What do you do when you arrive at a scene and the victim shows no signs of life?
- Render immediate first aid if there is the slightest possibility a person is still alive.
- Call for assistance from a doctor or ambulance
- Note condition of clothing. Is it wet or bloody? Has it been disarranged?
- Treat the victim as a scene
- Objectively record everything observed using all senses (in your notebook and consider taking photos
- Sketch a plan including the position of the body and position of the exhibits
What are the 6 broad duties of a scene guard?
- Prevent unauthorised people entering the scene
- Record in your notebook details of anyone entering/exiting the scene.
- Brief authorised people
- promptly record and report any suspicious activity
- avoid contaminating or interfering with the scene.
- Be aware of any animals and remove them from the scene.,
What info should you include in SITREPS to comms?
- Info that could locate the offender
- Advise what assistance is needed
- use your radio or cell in private where possible
- Be wary of giving personal details over the phone
- Provide location of SFP to other 10-2.
What is the acronym for remembering scene guard duties?
UNBENT U - unauthorised enty N - Notebook recording B - brief authorised people E - explore and report 1C activity N - No contaminating it yourself T - think of animals
What is the CAP?
Common approach path. Should be considered and established for all movements into and out of a scene with consideration to paths of victim/offender and exhibits.
When approaching the victim at a scene what are three things you must consider?
- Don’t destroy exhibits or contaminate evidence when approaching the victim
- Try to avoid the path used by the offender
- Leave by the same path as you entered.
What is the systematic approach to investigation? What is the acronym used to remember the steps?
VAWSEEPO
What does VAWSEEPO stand for?
V- victim A - appreciation W - Witness S - Scene E - exhibits E - elements P - Power O - Offender
What are TEDS?
A questioning technique that uses open ended questions. Tell, explain, describe and show.
What are six types of probing questions?
Who, What When Where Why and How.
What considerations should you use with the V in VAWSEEPO?
Victim.
- Obtain full particulars
- TEDS
What considerations should you use with the A in VAWSEEPO?
Appreciation.
Used to consider all possible factors to assess any incident and decide on the best course of action.
1. What do I want to achieve?
2. Factors relevant to achieving this?
3. Alternative courses of action?
4. Plan outlining the best course of action.
5. Safety issues for you, public and staff.
6. whether assistance is needed.
7. Time constraints.
8. Resources, such as other staff, lighting, barriers, protective equipment.
Considerations for W in VAWSEEPO?
Locate witnesses and find out what happened.
Considerations should be used in S in VAWSEEPO?
Scene.
Identify the scene, include entries or exists. Keep boundaries wide. Always freeze, control and preserve the scene. Consider photography.
What considerations shouild you use in the first E of VAWSEEPO?
Exhibits.
Consider whether there were articles that were used to commit the offence.
Exhibits can help reconstruct what took place and how an offence happened.
What considerations should you use in the second E in VAWSEEPO?
Elements.
Identify what offence has been committed and establish that all the elements of the offence are present.
What considerations should you use in the P in VAWSEEPO?
Powers. In most situations, a number of courses will be open to you. You can: Arrest ,detail, search and seize. Seach pursuant to legislation Enter premises pursuant to legislation
