Module 2 - PROFESSIONAL POLICING Flashcards

1
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What are three areas of concern for risk of conflict of interest?

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• Interpersonal Relationships
• Secondary Employment
• Declarable Associations

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What is a conflict of interest?

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• Actual
• Perceived
• Potential

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What can happen when you do not communicate appropriately

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• Conflict
• Misunderstanding
• Resentment

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4
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Some activities in policing that are generally considered to be corrupt at?

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• Fixing traffic or parking tickets
• Receipt of bribes
• Extortion

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5
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Keeping the peace is a common law concept. Where in legislation would this function be codified?

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Police Act 1900 (NSW) Section 6

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When arresting, police must meet legislative requirements prior to the arrest. What are they?

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99 (1)(a) and (1)(b)

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How do you deal with a conflict of interest?

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• Identify
• Avoid
• Report
• Manage the conflict

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The Charter of Victims’ Rights lists 18 rights for victims of crime in New South Wales. Which of the following apply to these rights?

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• Access to Services
• Courtesy, Compassion and Respect

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What are the consequences of unauthorised access, use or disclosure of confidential information by NSWPF employees?

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• Risking your job or your career prospects
• Being charged criminally/convicted
• Risk the safety of your colleagues and members of the public
• Losing the trust of your colleagues and the community
• Jeopardising an investigation

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Are all members of the NSWPF responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of confidential information?

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True

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11
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Does legislation override Common Law?

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True

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Corrupt activities include perjury, tampering, verballing and planting evidence?

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True

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13
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What are the types of Conflict of Interest?

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• Actual
• Perceived
• Potential

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What are the Definitions of the types of Conflict of Interest?

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• Actual – Exists between official duties or responsibilities and your private interests
• Perceived – Where it could be seen by others that your private interests could interfere with or influence your performance. “Where there is no actual conflict”
• Potential – Where your private interests could interfere with or influence your official duties/responsibilities in the future

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What are the risk areas of Conflict of Interest?

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• Interpersonal Relationships
• Secondary Employment
• Declarable Associations

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16
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What does STOPAR mean?

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• Stop
• Think
• Observe
• Plan
• Action
• Review

17
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What is the breakdown of the POLICE mnemonic

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P – Policy and Procedures
O – Officer and Public Safety
L – Legislation
I – Investigation
C – Customer Service
E – Ethical Decision

18
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What are the two different types of Corruption? Define them

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Process Corruption – Done with some form of personal gain or advantage
Noble Cause Corruption – Doing the wrong thing for the right reason

19
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What is corruption?

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Unlawful Conduct

20
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What are the Risk Management Systems?

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• Command Management Framework
• Corruption Resistance Plans
• Career Management Scheme
• Guidelines for Receipt of Gifts & Benefits
• Legislation
• Ethics education & targeted recruitment

21
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What is 181D?

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Police Officer removal from NSWPF

22
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What are the four behaviours?

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• Passive
• Submissive
• Aggressive
• Assertive

23
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What is PAL?

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Police Assistance Line 131 444

24
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What is it meant by prejudice?

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Is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. It is pre-judging someone that is always negative

25
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What are the four components of Procedural Justice?

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• Neutrality
• Respect
• Trustworthiness
• Voice

26
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Describe relationships between procedural justice & legitimacy police?

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Procedural Justice – An individual’s perception that they have been dealt with by police in a fair manner
Legitimacy – How the community looks at NSWPF

27
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What is it meant by the term “Stereotype”?

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Is a preconceived notion, especially about a group of people. This can be racist, sexist, or homophobic and could either be negative, neutral, or positive

28
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What are the four types of listening?

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• Non-Listeners = no effort
• Marginal = Hear words/sounds but does not compute
• Evaluate = Listens, fails to capture feeling
• Active = active listening