Role of FAO, CSI and FSR

Question 1

What is volume crime?

Answer 1

Crime that occurs so frequently it significantly impacts the community and the ability of the police to deal with it

Question 2

Give examples of volume crime

Answer 2

Burglary, shoplifting, TOMV, TFMV

Question 3

What is serious crime?

Answer 3

Crime involving the use of violence by a large group or results in substantial financial gain

Question 4

What is major crime?

Answer 4

2 or more agencies of social control must be involved e.g. murder case

Question 5

What is the role of the first attending officer?

Answer 5

Assess, protect, communicate

Question 6

What is the role of a CSI?

Answer 6

• Preserve trace/digital evidence,
• Gather intell,
• Produce accurate notes and records,
• Provide forensic advice to first attending officer

Question 7

What is the Scientific Support Department (SSD)?

Answer 7

Supports forensic investigations with specialist units e.g. fingerprint bureau

Question 8

What is the role of the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR)?

Answer 8

• Provide ethical guidelines,
• Ensure forensic techniques are consistent and comply to quality standards

Question 9

What are the benefits of the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR)?

Answer 9

• Prevents miscarriages of justice
• Maintains standards of conduct
• Consistency throughout forces and allows for mutual aid
• Increases public confidence
• Transparent and audited

Question 10

Why was the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) created?

Answer 10

No consistency between forces meaning that evidence was improperly handed and couldn’t be passed between forces (no mutual aid)