Liabilities - Robbery Flashcards
Define the ingredient ‘Theft’
- Theft is complete when…
- (identify as appropriate)
List the ingredients for ‘Robbery’.
- Theft
- Accompanied by violence
OR - Accompanied by threats of violence
- To any person
OR - To any property
- Used to extort the property stolen
OR - To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen
Define the ingredient ‘Accompanied by violence’.
- Actual violence immediately before or at the time of the theft.
Define the ingredient ‘Accompanied by threats of violence’.
- Threat of violence before or at the time of the theft, demonstrated by conduct or words.
Define the ingredient ‘To any person’
- the person robbed or
- any other person
Define the ingredient ‘To any property’.
- Any property whatsoever,
Define the ingredient ‘Used to extort the property stolen’.
- The violence or threats,
- sufficient to cause
- to handover
- against their will
Define the ingredient ‘To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen’
- Property taken
- After any resistance
- prevented or overcome
When is the offence of ‘Robbery’ complete?
- All the ingredients of the offence of theft must be proven in order to prove a robbery.
What are the basic principles of initial action at the scene of a robbery?
- Freeze
- Guard
- Control
- Preserve
What factors constitute the offence of ‘Aggravated Robbery’?
- More than one person involved in the robbery
- Grievous Bodily Harm
- Armed with a weapon or instrument
Give 3 examples of action to be taken at each step when attending a ‘Robbery’ incident for:
- On Receipt of information from informant.
- On arrival at scene: attend to victim
- Scene
- Witnesses
- Suspects
- Subsequent action
- On Receipt of information from informant:
Location of offence
Location of informant
Location of offender - On arrival at scene: attend to victim
Protect the victim from further injuries
Conduct preliminary interview
Sketch a plan of victim before they were/are moved. - Scene:
Freeze
Guard
Control
Preserve - Witnesses:
Obtain full particulars of all people at the scene.
Contain the witnesses. Carry out preliminary interview - Suspects:
Separate from other suspects & witnesses.
Contain them.
Record any comments they make regarding the offence. - Subsequent action:
SITREP to Comms as soon as practicable.
Seek/Request further assistance
Brief O/C scene of what has been done/not done/seen