Lecture 4 Role Of A First Responder Flashcards
What is the primary duty of the police?
The protection of life and property, preservation of order and prevention and detection of criminal offences.
What are the main principles listed across all areas of policing?
- code of ethics
- National decision making model(NDM)
- National Intelligence Model (NIM)
What else must the police consider?
- public scrutiny
- management of community expectations
- maintaining professional standards
What is Proactive Policing?
Taking steps to prevent crime from taking place in the first place. This intelligence lead policing is crucial and a fundamental necessity to maintain law and order.
E.g Operational Duxford
What is Reactive Policing?
Respond to reports of crime and emergency incidents. This is the primary role of response teams. They attend incidents which are in process of being committed or have been committed and require investigation.
What are the types of crime?
Non crime Crime related Volume crime (shoplifting) Evolving areas of crime (CSE, Human trafficking and slavery) Organised Crime groups (OCGs)
What is a THRIVE assessment?
T- Threat H- Harm R- Risk I- Investigation V- Vulnerability E- Engagement
What is an Emergency grading?
15min response time. Where an incident is reported to the police which is taking place and in which there is or is likely to be: - danger to life - use or immediate threat or use of violence - serious damage to property - serious injury to a person - crime in progress - offender is still at scene - RTC with injury or road blocked - evidence may be lost
What is a Priority Grading?
60 min response time.
Where an incident is reported and there is a degree of importance or urgency associated with the initial police action but an emergency response is not required.
What is a Priority 8 Grading?
8 hour response time.
A priority 8 grading should be considered where an incident is reported and it is acknowledged that the circumstances are not so urgent as to require a response within 1 hour but that have a degree of importance or urgency making them unsuitable for a scheduled response (diary appointment).
What is a scheduled by appointment?
Individual circumstances should be assessed as to whether an appointment is suitable.
What is a Scheduled Task?
The circumstances of the incident is non time critical and usually needs a neighbourhood policing response.
What is a resolution without deployment?
Resolved by the call handler or given to the most appropriate agency.
What should you consider on route to an incident?
- NDM
- consider threat and risk
- Any injuries/ weapons/ vulnerabilities/ risk and safeguarding to both the victim, witness or suspect
- Golden hour principle
What should you consider when you arrive at an incident?
- Assess the scene of the incident
- Protect people and the scene of the incident
- communicate details of the incident to control room staff
- confirm exactly what has taken place
- cordon off the crime scene
- secure the crime scene
- control the crime scene
