NDM

Question 1

List three factors that influence decision making

Answer 1

Past Experience
Age
Belief in personal relevance

Question 2

Describe the purpose and benefits of the NDM.

Answer 2

To not have conflicting legislation that poses a threat to a police office in making risks so that they can do there job. The benefits can support the role of a police officer to make there decisions with clear and consistent standards to which they will have their behaviour judged on, to not have to many rules and policies and the culture will be to not take any more risks

Question 3

The NDM has 6 key elements. Using the mnemonic CIAPOAR, list these 6 key elements

Answer 3

Code of ethics
Information
Assessment
Powers and policy
Options
Action
Review

Question 4

Name the 9 Policing Principles contained within the code of ethics

Answer 4

Accountability, fairness, honesty, integrity, leadership, objectivity, openness, respect, selflessness

Question 5

Name the 10 Standards of Professional Behaviour

Answer 5

Honesty and integrity, authority respect and courtesy, equality and diversity, use of force, orders and instructions, duties and responsibilities, confidentially, fitness for work, conduct, challenging and reporting improper behaviour

Question 6

Describe what is meant by the term “information

Answer 6

Information refers to all forms of information obtained, recorded or process by the police

Question 7

Using the mnemonic SHACKS, list where Police Officers get information from

Answer 7

See
Hear
Act
Conversations
Knowledge
Smell

Question 8

Describe what is meant by the term “intelligence

Answer 8

Information that has been subject to a defined evaluation and risk assessment process in order to assist police decision making

Question 9

List the 5W and H open questions.

Answer 9

Who
What
Why
When
Where
How

Question 10

What is a “threat assessment”?

Answer 10

Analysis of Potential or Actual Harm to people or property, the probability of it occurring and consequences or impact should it occur

Question 11

What do Police Officers base a threat assessment on?

Answer 11

Fact, information and intelligence overtime

Question 12

What are the 3 levels of risk

Answer 12

Low – Medium - High

Question 13

Describe what is meant by a Dynamic Risk Assessment

Answer 13

A dynamic risk assessment is a assessment that is constantly changing, you are constantly assessing the situation as the risk factor might be low but in a split second it could go to high and you have to assess that risk at all time

Question 14

What is a “risk”?

Answer 14

A risk is the likelihood or change of injury or harm happening

Question 15

Name some of the Powers, Policies and Procedures should officers consider?

Answer 15

RIPA, PACE, Common Law

Question 16

What is JPLANE

Answer 16

Justification
Proportionate
Legal
Accountable
Necessary
Ethical

Question 17

What factors do officers need to consider when responding / making decisions?

Answer 17

How to make a decision with the lowest risk involved to make the situation become the least risk, what options and how feasible were the options that were identified and assessed

Question 18

Where do Officers record the actions that they have taken

Answer 18

Pocket book, witness statements, Control Room

Question 19

Once an incident is over what does an officer then need to do?

Answer 19

The officer will need to write a statement on all actions taken

Question 20

When in the Review stage of the NDM, What 2 questions should officers ask themselves?

Answer 20

What lessons can be taken from how things turned out?
What might you do differently next time?

Question 21

Some obstacles that affect decision making

Answer 21

• Acting on impulse
• Risk Avoidance
• Ignorance
• Halo Effect – decision maker is an expert in one field and so therefore “good at everything”
• Being a decision making loner (difficult to implement a different situation
• A “one solution” decision maker

Question 22

What is Risk Aversion

Answer 22

Reduce negative outcomes, preserve reputation and limit liability
Defence and disproportionate approach to risk, and administrative overkill

Question 23

What is Risk Avoidance

Answer 23

Decision makers reluctance to make a decision or to act as quickly as the situation demands

Question 24

What is a Static Risk Assessment

Answer 24

Static risk assessment is slow time this has the name suggests, risk factors doesn’t change.
Age
Marital status
Individual past
Background information (warning markers)