Role of an investigator

Question 1

What is the role of an investigator?

Answer 1

To make communities safer by upholding the law fairly and firmly
preventing crime and antisocial behaviour
keeping the peace
protecting and reassuring communities
investigating crime and bringing offenders to justice.

Question 2

Mi Investigation

Answer 2

• Increase effectiveness of investigations by focusing on most solvable cases
  
  • Improve quality of investigation by providing approaches for investigators
  • Increase productivity by streamlining process and making initial investigators responsible for crimes they’re investigating
  • Investigation completed by first responder unless very serious e.g. gun crime

Question 3

Professionalising investigation programme (PIP)

Answer 3

1. Priority and volume crimes (any crime, through its sheer volume has a significant impact on the community and the ability of the local police to tackle it)
2. Serious and complex (use of violence, substantial financial gain)
3. Major
4. Strategic management of highly complex investigations

Question 4

5 Steps of investigation

Answer 4

1. Preserve life
2. Preserve scene - can include victim and suspects if contact was made between them
3. Secure evidence
4. Identify victims
5. Identify suspects