NDM Flashcards
List three factors that influence decision making
Past Experience
Age
Belief in personal relevance
Describe the purpose and benefits of the NDM.
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
The NDM has 6 key elements. Using the mnemonic CIAPOAR, list these 6 key elements
Code of ethics Information Assessment Powers and policy Options Action Review
Name the 9 Policing Principles contained within the code of ethics
Accountability, fairness, honesty, integrity, leadership, objectivity, openness, respect, selflessness
Name the 10 Standards of Professional Behaviour
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
Describe what is meant by the term “information
Information refers to all forms of information obtained, recorded or process by the police
Using the mnemonic SHACKS, list where Police Officers get information from
See Hear Act Conversations Knowledge Smell
Describe what is meant by the term “intelligence
Information that has been subject to a defined evaluation and risk assessment process in order to assist police decision making
List the 5W and H open questions.
Who What Why When Where How
What is a “threat assessment”?
Analysis of Potential or Actual Harm to people or property, the probability of it occurring and consequences or impact should it occur
What do Police Officers base a threat assessment on?
Fact, information and intelligence overtime
What are the 3 levels of risk
Low – Medium - High
Describe what is meant by a Dynamic Risk Assessment
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
What is a “risk”?
A risk is the likelihood or change of injury or harm happening
Name some of the Powers, Policies and Procedures should officers consider?
RIPA, PACE, Common Law
What is JPLANE
Justification Proportionate Legal Accountable Necessary Ethical
What factors do officers need to consider when responding / making decisions?
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
Where do Officers record the actions that they have taken
Pocket book, witness statements, Control Room
Once an incident is over what does an officer then need to do?
The officer will need to write a statement on all actions taken
When in the Review stage of the NDM, What 2 questions should officers ask themselves?
What lessons can be taken from how things turned out?
What might you do differently next time?
Some obstacles that affect decision making
- 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
What is Risk Aversion
Reduce negative outcomes, preserve reputation and limit liability
Defence and disproportionate approach to risk, and administrative overkill
What is Risk Avoidance
Decision makers reluctance to make a decision or to act as quickly as the situation demands
What is a Static Risk Assessment
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)
