Prep Workbook A Flashcards
Why Do Police Gather Information?
Locate people Confirm or corroborate evidence Prosecute offenders Keep up with crime trends Gather intel
How Do Police Gather Information?
Attending scenes Interviews Computer systems/information Informal methods Exhibits
What Is Available To Police Through Computer Systems?
NIA
TESA - telecom subscribers
AFIS - Fingerprints
Examples Of Informal Information Gathering
People ringing the police
Informants
Off duty conversations
Talking to people in the service industry - bar staff, taxi drivers
8 Steps Of The Systematic Approach
VAWSEIPO Victim/Informant Appreciation Witness Scene Exhibits Ingredients Powers Offender
What To Consider When Making An Appreciation
AFCA
Aim - What do you want to achieve?
Factors - Everything that can effect outcome, vawseipo, time etc
Courses - What different courses are available
Action - Make an action plan
Four Recommended Open Ended Questions
TEDS Tell Me Explain Describe Show Me
Six Basic Probing Questions
5WH + H Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Scene Care
Freeze
Control
Preserve
Explain The Composition Of Police Call Signs
First two letters are the station code - AK for Auckland Central
Third letter the unit type - I for I car
Urgent Call Signs
10-9 - Urgent message - ambulance required
10-10 - Unit is in immediate danger
K-Codes
K-1 - Close event, no action required
K-3 - No offence disclosed
K-6 - Written report to be submitted
K-9 - An arrest has been made
10 Codes
10-1 - Attention all units 10-2 - On the way 10-3 - Available 10-7 - Arrived 10-9 - Urgent Message 10-10 - Unit in danger
Criminal Prosecution Process
CARTD Commencement - File prepared Administration - 1st appearance Review - if not guilty, CMM Trial Disposition - Sentenced
Election
When charged with a cat 3 offence, defendant can choose between current jurisdiction or judge and jury
