MULTI CHOICE PART TWO Flashcards
The OC Exhibits is responsible for managing the subsequent transfer of any exhibits identified during Forensic Strategy meetings as requiring forensic examination. The OC Exhibits must ensure the Pol 143 contains sufficient information for the expert examining the exhibit.
What key piece of information must be included on the Pol 143?
a) whether any exhibits are damp
b) the OC Investigation has attended the forensic meeting
c) the chain of custody is being followed
a) whether any exhibits are damp
When implementing the Family Liaison Plan, the Family Liaison Officer should identify which family members to liaise with at an early stage.
Which best describes the term “family”?
a) Identified friends and colleagues who have had a direct and close relationship with the victim
b) Includes partners, parents, siblings, children, guardians, whanau and any others who may have a relationship with the victim
c) Includes partners, parents, siblings, children, guardians, whanau and any others who have had direct and close relationship with the victim
c) Includes partners, parents, siblings, children, guardians, whanau and any others who have had direct and close relationship with the victim
It is important to conduct a risk assessment relating to a witness of a serious offence to establish the extent to which a witness might be at risk.
What risks would be identified by conducting a risk assessment?
a) intimidation and anonymity concerns
b) physical harm and special needs
c) intimidation and physical harm
c) intimidation and physical harm
D/Constable Rua is the initial Police responder at an aggravated robbery of a Shell Service station where the three offenders have decamped and the victim is physically uninjured.
In accordance with Part 1 - Initial Response to a serious crime chapter in the Police Manual, why is it so essential that D/Constable Rua’s initial actions are so important?
a) the actions taken may have detrimental reactions to Police health and wellbeing
b) those actions will frequently affect the outcome of subsequent enquiries
c) those actions involve continually assessing each new piece of material uncovered
c) those actions involve continually assessing each new piece of material uncovered
On occasions, the OC Investigation may decide to limit the extent of the area canvas and adopt an alternative approach. Consideration can be given to using approaches to complement door to door enquiries during the Area Canvass phase.
What is another approach that can be used to obtain information from the public?
a) Intranet messages
b) Utilizing media
c) Using the electoral roll
b) Utilizing media
At a scene of an unexplained death, who is ultimately responsible for ensuring how the removal and examination of the body will be managed under Part 5 of the homicide and serious crime victims’ chapter in the Police Manual?
a) OC Body
b) OC Investigation
c) Crime Scene Coordinator
b) OC Investigation
In the case of a homicide, a victim impact statement is taken from family members. This statement needs to be available for the sentencing of the defendant.
Who is responsible for taking the victim impact statement and what is the maximum time frame it is valid?
a) Homicide trained victim support volunteer and 14 days
b) Homicide trained victim support employee and 28 days
c) Homicide trained victim support volunteer or employee and 28 days
c) Homicide trained victim support volunteer or employee and 28 days
The initial Police responders must assess the situation quickly yet carefully and decide what the most important things to do are, and how and in what order they should be done. Two of the functions of the first responders are to attend the scene at an early stage and to take control of the situation.
What is the third primary function of the first Police responders at a serious crime scene?
a) Scene examination considerations
b) Provide a short media release
c) Co ordinating tasks
c) Co ordinating tasks
The OC Body is responsible for preparing the Sudden Death (1S) file and submit as soon as possible.
Which of these documents must be included on the file?
a) Copy of the Deceased Persons Certificate
b) Copy of the report for the Crown Solicitor
c) Copy of the authority to release the body
a) Copy of the Deceased Persons Certificate
Det Faulo is one of the first responders at the scene of a serious stabbing where she conducts an appreciation on all the known information. Subject to the appreciation of risks she conducts a ……………….. to establish who is present at the scene which may include injured people or hidden offender.
In accordance with Part 1 of the Initial response to homicide or serious chapter in the Police Manual what action is Det Faulo taking to establish who is present at the scene?
a) reconstruction
b) logical reasoning process
c) reconnaissance
c) reconnaissance
Upon the completion of the Area Canvass phase the OC Area Canvas must submit a report to the OC Investigation outlining the circumstances of this particular aspect of the investigation. The report must contain the summary of all action taken and draw attention to any action that has been undertaken, which was outside of the original phase strategy.
What else must the report contain?
a) Any significant findings highlighted.
b) Placement of identified house occupants into intelligence reports for NIA entry
c) Budget forecast for man hours and equipment used during area canvas
a) Any significant findings highlighted.
Mutilation or decomposition may render visual identification of a body impossible. This will mean a positive identification may need to be obtained alternate methods. Fingerprints, DNA, profiling and Dental Records are three methods to identify a body.
What other method of identification may be used to assist in identifying the victim in this situation?
a) hair samples
b) personal effects
c) toxicology results
b) personal effects
The findings of the postmortem examination represent vital information for a homicide investigation. Subsequent processing of exhibits during the postmortem is central to the investigation.
What are the responsibilities of the OC Body regarding exhibits taken from the body at the mortuary?
a) Determine pathologist exhibits before leaving the mortuary without exception and update the scene exhibits schedule
b) Record, label, seal and secure all exhibits before leaving the mortuary without exception and record in a scene exhibits schedule
c) Advise the pathologist which exhibits are required during the postmortem and without exception and update notebook to this effect
b) Record, label, seal and secure all exhibits before leaving the mortuary without exception and record in a scene exhibits schedule
While most offences of homicide are identified as a result of a body being found or by a person responsible for the offence making admissions, some incidents notified to the police are not initially identifiable as a homicide.
What is one of these incidents?
a) Hit and run vehicular collision
b) Workplace accident
c) Infectious disease
a) Hit and run vehicular collision
At a homicide scene in a local street, Police establish cordoned parameters where a scene guard is deployed and a crime scene log initiated.
What is a key benefit of using a crime scene guard and crime scene logs under Part 1 of the initial response to a serious crime chapter in the Police Manual?
a) it helps to protect the integrity of the scene
b) it helps police comply with the Health and Safety Act
c) It preserves the privacy of the deceased at the scene
a) it helps to protect the integrity of the scene
