Powers of Investigation & Powers of Entry (Non-RP)

Question 1

Where are the Police powers to enter premises, search them & seize evidence from?

Answer 1

Code B Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE)

Question 2

Define Volume and Priority Crime

Answer 2

Any crime through sheer volume has a significant impact on the community and the ability of the local police to tackle it.

Question 3

Any crime through sheer volume has a significant impact on the community and the ability of the local police to tackle it.

Answer 3

Define Volume and Priority Crime

Question 4

Aggravating Factors to Escalate Volume Crime to Serious/Complex Investigation

Answer 4

-Hate Crime
-Weapons Used
-Injuries sustained (hospital involvement)
-Vulnerability of victims/witnesses
-Priority issue identified within business area
-Series of offences

Question 5

Community Factors to Escalate Volume Crime

Answer 5

-Racially motivated
-High risk of critical incident (not dealing with crime hurts police confidence)
-Sensitivity regarding individual involved
-Media scrutiny

Question 6

Offender Characteristics to Escalate Volume Crime

Answer 6

-Criminal history
-Resistance to police
-Prolific offender
-Multiple offenders

Question 7

Which act covers Serious and Complex Investigations?

Answer 7

S.1 The Serious Crime Act 2007
(full list of crimes on PowerPoint)

Question 8

What are the additional considerations for investigations that need to be taken into account?

Answer 8

-Anti-social behaviour and disputes
-Hate crime and incidents
-Public protection
-Death and serious injury on the road
-Public order
-Firearms
-Terrorism and Extremism

Question 9

Anti-social Behaviour Act (2014)

Answer 9

Gives two measures to deal with anti-social behaviour
1) ASB Case Review/Community Trigger: Allows victims the right to request a multi-agency case review with council, police, housing associations etc when antisocial behaviour reaches a locally defined threshold.
2) Community Remedy: Out-of-Court disposal. Acts like a first warning such as conditional caution, written apology or attending certain courses (e,g. drug awareness)

Question 10

Continue From Hate Crime

Answer 10

Slide 13 on powerpoint