Powers of Investigation & Powers of Entry (Non-RP) Flashcards
Not including Role Playing importance
Where are the Police powers to enter premises, search them & seize evidence from?
Code B Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE)
Define Volume and Priority Crime
Any crime through sheer volume has a significant impact on the community and the ability of the local police to tackle it.
Any crime through sheer volume has a significant impact on the community and the ability of the local police to tackle it.
Define Volume and Priority Crime
Aggravating Factors to Escalate Volume Crime to Serious/Complex Investigation
-Hate Crime
-Weapons Used
-Injuries sustained (hospital involvement)
-Vulnerability of victims/witnesses
-Priority issue identified within business area
-Series of offences
Community Factors to Escalate Volume Crime
-Racially motivated
-High risk of critical incident (not dealing with crime hurts police confidence)
-Sensitivity regarding individual involved
-Media scrutiny
Offender Characteristics to Escalate Volume Crime
-Criminal history
-Resistance to police
-Prolific offender
-Multiple offenders
Which act covers Serious and Complex Investigations?
S.1 The Serious Crime Act 2007
(full list of crimes on PowerPoint)
What are the additional considerations for investigations that need to be taken into account?
-Anti-social behaviour and disputes
-Hate crime and incidents
-Public protection
-Death and serious injury on the road
-Public order
-Firearms
-Terrorism and Extremism
Anti-social Behaviour Act (2014)
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)
Continue From Hate Crime
Slide 13 on powerpoint
