Scene Examination Strategy

Question 1

What is VIAPOAR?

Answer 1

Values
Information
Assessment
Powers and Policy 
Options
Action 
Review

Question 2

When would you call the CSI and OIC?

Answer 2

Volume/Serious incidents.

Question 3

When would you call a CSM and SIO?

Answer 3

Serious/Major incidents.

Question 4

What are a CSM’s priorities at a scene? (4)

Answer 4

1. Critical Items.
2. Fragile Evidence.
3. Evidence Potential.
4. Time Constraints - Location / offenders in custody.

Question 5

What is the first priority of any investigation?

Answer 5

Preservation of life.

Question 6

What should you do with a body on a railway embankment? (Health and Safety).

Answer 6

Rope off access and shut down trains on the track.

Question 7

What are the health and safety problems with Cannabis Farms and how do we solve these? (2)

Answer 7

1. Often booby trapped using electricity, sometimes with door/window handles wired up to the mains.
2. Always get the utilities checked first.

Question 8

Why should you always be careful in potential asbestos scenes?

Answer 8

They may have been disturbed by offenders on entry to buildings via walls/ceilings.

Question 9

What should always go first regarding the sequence of recoveries?

Answer 9

None Destructive examinations before destructive examinations.