Shorts Flashcards
30 - An area canvas is often conducted after a serious crime it is best to try and conduct an area canvas at the same time as the original offence occurred, explain why this is important?
To capture people who regularly pass through that area at that time of the day, e.g. a homicide of a person in a park in the early hours of the morning.
1 - Police attending a serious crime incident must take an appreciation before making decision and taking priority tasks, good decisions are not a matter of luck or guess work they are the outcome of logical reasoning and carefully consideration. What is the def of an appreciation in relation to initial action at a crime scene?
A proven method of problem solving. Follows a series of steps to ensure the best course of action is decided upon.
Consider all appropriate factors, ways, benefits, weighs up benefits and risks of all alternative solutions allowing for sound decision.
Its an ongoing process involves continually thinking through each new piece of information as it is uncovered.
2 - S10(4) of the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 governs to disclosure of material to the defence, what obligation is imposed by this subsection on the person providing disclosure?
Disclosure may be supplied in whatever form, (including electronically) the person disclosing it holds it in at the time of request, provided this will be accessible to the defendant.
Consider whether defendant has access to a computer for electronic documents
42 - On completion of the area canvas phase, the OC canvas must submit a report to the OC investigations outline the circumstances of this particular aspect of the investigation, what specific matters must the report contain?
1- A summary of all action taken,
2 - Any significant findings highlighted and attention drawn to any action that has been undertaken which was outside of the original phase strategy.
60 - The OC body must prepare the sudden death file and submit asap so coronial inquest can be opened , list 2 copies of forms that must be included in the 1S file?
Pol 47
Notice of victims formal ID
34 - In a serious crime investigation a disclosure manager is appointed, what initial action should disclosure manager take on appointment ?
**old question
- Read the Disclosure Managers desk file
- Access the current Serious Crime Template downloaded to the local district shared drive, for use during the investigation
- Report to the 2IC to receive a briefing, tasking, establishing what information is and is not discoverable, and ongoing supervision.
62 - When appointed the FLO and OC investigations should discuss the plan for working with the family, it is essiential the FLO establishes the parameters of the role and is clear about the objectives they are tasked to achieve, what are four objectives the FLO must establish before meeting with the deceased family?
1 - liaise closely with the OC Investigation regarding information to be shared with and/or held back from the family
2 - familiarise themselves with the enquiry
3 - establish what contact the family has had with Police since the incident/death
4 - establish what information has been given to the family
5 - establish what information concerning the incident is already in the public domain.
72 - Police attending serious crime must make an appreciation before making decisions to prioritise tasks, good decision of the outcome of a process of logical reasoning, what are 4 keys benefits when applying an appreciation technique?
1- informs police what they are expected to achieve(aim)
2- Manages risk
3 - Eliminates duplication
4 - Establishes a sequence of activities to be carried out
5 - Effective use of resources.
39 - At a serious offence a family liaison officer is assigned to identify the cultural origins of the victims family and to ensure they are familiar with cultural beliefs and protocols, explain why it is important to assign a family liaison officer?
To MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIP between the family of the deceased and the police investigation. They are there to FACILITATE & CO-ORDINATE SUPPORT that addresses the needs of the family.
58 - While the majority offences of homicides are identified as a result of body being located or by an offender admissions about the death, some incidents notified to police are not initially identified as a homicide and require further investigation, what are four instances where a death is not initially identifiable as a homicide?
1 -hit and run vehicular collision 2 - suicide 3 - fatal fire 4 - drug related deaths. 5 - sudden unexplained death of an infant 6 - unexplained death
18 - All decisions relating to the selection of particular types of forensics examination or the priorities for these examinations during an investigation are dealt with at a forensic strategy meeting , what topics might be discussed at a forensic strategy meeting?
1 - What examinations ESR and others could conduct on exhibits.
2 - The priority each examination should receive.
3 - Whether any further work is needed to assist a reconstruction.
4 - A plan for any work to be completed that is required to assist the reconstruction.
5 - An agreed reconstruction of the events relevant to the crime under investigation.11
45 - Mutilation or decomposition may render visual identification of a body and possible where the identity the victim can not be established, consider the following methods of identification in consultation with the coroner, identify four different effective methods of establishing identification of the body?
1 - Fingerprints 2 - DNA profiling 3 - Dental records 4 - Medical examination records, including scars, birth marks, implants or prosthetics, x-rays, surgical wounds, amputations and tattoos 5 - facial reconstruction.
13 - You conduct a search warrant and find an item of interest under the bed of 11 High st, Gladstone, it is a small coupled box which contains a plastic bag, inside the plastic bag was a plastic bottle, inside the plastic bottle are two meth tabs. Describe how these exhibits would be described and numbered when exhibiting the items of interest?
it is necessary to assign exhibits with individual, identifying numbers whilst demonstrating where the exhibit comes from, is as important for the additional exhibits as with the exhibit they originated from.
Only five digit exhibit numbers should be used
Example Exhibit 10001 is a small coupled box. It contains a plastic bag
The plastic bag is given the sequential number after 10002, inside the plastic bag is a plastic bottle, the plastic bottle taken from the bag is given a further number following 10003.
Inside the plastic bottle is 2 meth tabs they will be given the next number 10004
The location where the plastic bag was found would be recorded as “inside exhibit 10001” (the box) and the drugs would be recorded as being found “inside exhibit 10003” (the plastic bottle).
68 - A priority at a serious crime incident is to establish the physical condition of a victim, describe the three categories of a victims medical status?
1 - Alive and uninjured
2 - Alive but injured
3 - Shows no signs of life
23 - During the suspects phase of investigation is important for the OC suspects to regularly debrief their team members, why is it important to debrief team members ?
So that they can maintain a constant flow of information at conferences, between the members of the suspects team and other investigation staff. Priority information must be brought to the attention of the OC Investigation
as necessary
67 - The initial police responder at a police crime scene undertake a course of action must assess the risk of their actions, discuss why well considered initial action is important to an investigation?
Its important and will frequently affect the outcome of subsequent enquiries.
Reasoned action during initial stages can minimise any loss and maximise opportunities to secure relevant information. i.e intel/evidence.
Prioritising actions is critical to the success of the investigation
77 - Several witnesses to an aggravated assault are still present at a scene when initial police responders arrive, enquiries establish several witnesses of crucial eye witness accounts can provide valuable info, what are 4 actions that will assist police responders to obtain key material from witnesses at the scene ?
1 Obtain full details of all persons present at the scene.
2 Identify witnesses and conduct a prelim, using open questions. Include descriptions of other persons mentioned.
3 Establish whether any persons have left the area.
4 Record rego of nearby vehicles to establish which drivers/passengers may have been in the area.
5 Seize CCTV relevant to the vicinity/routes to establish who may have been in the area at the time.
7 - An alibi may be put forward by a defendant in a matter concerning criminal proceedings which has already commenced, alibi evidence is put forward at this point , it places responsibility on the O/C suspects. What is this responsibility?
OC Suspects makes thorough enquiries to determine the veracity of the alibi. Report result of enquiries to the Crown Solicitor, via the 2IC.
3 - There are instances when Police locate skeletal remains, due to long term decomposition, whilst a visual Identification cannot occur the pathologist can still provide you with information, outline the information the pathologist can provide you in this situation?
1 - Whether the remains are actually bones.
2 - Whether the bones are human.
3 - The age, gender, height and race of the person
71 - Your an on call detective working small metro area your called to the scene of a serious assault where several members of the public receive serious injuries and had been taken to hospital, upon your arrival GDB staff are trying to contain the area and establish order, outline four actions you’d take under the following heading, the heading is control people at the scene to gain control of the scene?
1 - Take control of the scene.
2 - Exercise warrantless powers if appropriate, (S & S)
3 - Clear the scene of persons and contain them nearby.
4 -ID complainant, conduct prelim, arrange interview and statement
11 - Prior to a criminal trial a number of decisions need to be made in relation to exhibits, what must be considered whether exhibits are going to be produced?
- Which exhibits are considered relevant,
- Significance of any forensic examinations
- Most appropriate manner for exhibits/examination results to be presented at trial.
55 - When investigating serious crime all investigators must maintain high standards in the investigative process, under the serious crime investigation principles list four matters investigators must achieve to maintain those high standards?
1 - have an investigative mindset
2- have the ability to apply the Appreciation Technique to think through issues to ensure the best possible course of action is followed
3 - always consider how your decisions will look under cross-examination 18 months later in the High Court when the case proceeds to trial
4 - carry out your assigned tasks efficiently
5 - have good communication skills (written and oral),
6 - work as a team.
12 - In the investigation of serious crimes it is important to ensure the chain of custody is preserved this will demonstrate the integrity therefore the admissibility of the exhibits, describe what is meant by chain of custody ?
**The chain of custody includes every individual who has had custody of an exhibit, from the time it was first discovered until the time it is produced in Court.
75 - During the initial action at a scene crime scene it is recommended a common approach path is created , explain what a common approach path is used for?
The DESIGNATED route into and out of a crime scene in order to minimize any disturbance to the scene. Avoids possibly routes taken by suspect or victim.
63- The conduct and the first contact of the family of the FLO and the deceased family is vital in developing a positive, successful, professional relationship, the primary concern of family members will be the need for information and they’ll be expecting the FLO to provide timely information, during the early stage of the investigation the FLO will need to resolve some early issues, list four early issues that require the FLO to resolve?
1 - provide immediate appropriate info to the family concerning the death, explain to the family what happens next in respect of the body, e.g. the post mortem and Coroner’s processes
2 - provide the family/NOK with the Coronial booklet “When someone dies”
3 - establish from family members any immediate evidence, information or rumors, which they may be aware of, so that this can be passed directly to the OC Investigation for urgent attention
4 - advice OC Investigation asap if a family or individual express concern for their personal safety or have been subject to threats/intimidation and require Police protection or assistance
5 - arrange temporary housing when the family home has been designated as a crime scene or a protracted search of the victim’s home is anticipated. Victim Support should be involved in this process
27 - The exhibits register may take the form of an electronic document which forms a master record of every exhibit obtained during an investigation what action can be taken to preserve the integrity of the exhibits register?
**Prob an old question
To preserve the integrity of exhibits and limit the number of persons involved in the chain of custody, it is preferable that as few people as possible handle exhibits.
69 - Although not all available experts will attend the scene they maybe consulted with and asked to attend PM, as such it is important the OC investigations and OC body seek to establish as much info as possible from the scene, which can be transferred to the experts and interested parties this will allow informed decisions to made during the initial stages, name four key areas of information that need to be gathered prior to meeting with the experts ?
1- photographs and/or video recordings taken at the scene
2- identity of the body
3- timeframes relating to the finding of the body, eg last sighting and other significant times
4- environmental factors at the scene, i.e. weather conditions,
5- actions of the first responders
36 - In a serious crime surrounding areas are often canvased for more info etc in these cases an OC area canvas is appointed and has a responsibility of recording matters and a master record progress, what matters should the OC area canvas record?
Should be updated all the time
- Which addresses have been visited,
- Which occupants interviewed
- The documentation completed
- Any relevant comments made
54 - To ensure the key tasks of any investigation carried out efficiently, establish management protocols to ensure the investigations progressed in a coordinated manner , under the serious crime investigation principles what are the two key tasks in any investigation ?
1 - Gathering and preserving evidence
2 - Documentation
8 - The disclosure manager is responsible for preparing disclosure relating to investigation for both defence and crown what information should the disclosure manager provide to the crown solicitor regarding disclosure?
Should be provided identical copy of all material disclosed to defence. Crown should review an un-edited copy where appropriate.
20 - The body must be considered a scene within a scene and such a number of steps need to be taken prior to the removal of the body from the scene and to prevent loss of evidence and to avoid cross contamination, this may involve consultation with O/C investigations, O/C Scene or the scene co-ordinator, who gives the final authority or approval to move the body?
Generally the OC Investigation or 2IC will schedule an initial meeting early during the investigation,
eg to discuss examination of fragile evidence present on a body before removal of the body from the scene.
