Role of OC Suspects Summary/ Responsibilities of OC Suspects

Question 1

**What rank is OC suspects usually?

Answer 1

Detective Sergeant

Question 2

Management of suspects falls into three categories. What are they?

Answer 2

• Identification and profiling
• Arrest, termination
• Interviewing

Question 3

What are the responsibilities of OC suspects

Answer 3

• Briefing the suspects team
• Determining investigation priorities
• Provide briefings/ de briefings

Question 4

What does TIE stand for

Answer 4

Trace, interview and eliminate enquires

Question 5

**What is a passive data generator?

Answer 5

Automated systems that gather and collate information for various purposes

Question 6

What are some examples of passive data

Answer 6

• Financial information
• CCTV
• Telecommunications

Question 7

**The OC suspect should liaise with OC investigation to determine whether a psychiatric examination of a suspect is required. Such an examination will be required only if:

Answer 7

The sanity or mental health of the suspect at the time the offence was committed or at the time of the trial is at issue

Question 8

**Whenever an alibi is put forward by an offender concerning a matter in respect of which proceedings have been commenced, it is the responsibility of ____________ to make thorough enquiries to determine the veracity of the alibi and to fully report the result of these results to crown solicitor

Answer 8

OC Suspects

Question 9

In investigating any alibi offered, the OC suspect must

Answer 9

• Make enquiries of people other than the person whose particulars have been supplied to confirm or rebut evidence in support of the alibi
• Complete enquiries to establish where the suspect was at the time of the offence, who they were with and what they were doing
• Wherever possible, corroboration of the alibi provided by the suspect should be sought from forensic or other sources that are independent of the suspect