Statement Writing

Question 1

All statements are completed on which form?

Answer 1

MG11

Question 2

Is it a criminal offence for a witness to provide a false statement?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What is a Duty Statement?

Answer 3

Police officer statement as a witness- describes police involvement in an incident and include observations of the incident plus police actions, e.g. arrest.

Question 4

What is an Arrest Statement?

Answer 4

Where a police officer does not witness an incident but arrests an individual based on relevant information.

Question 5

What is a witness/ aggrieved statement?

Answer 5

Police officers complete an interview to obtain a witness/ victim’s account and transfer this to a statement.

Question 6

What is a Loser/ Producer Statement?

Answer 6

Used when the individual making the statement did not see any part of the alleged offence but is reporting items lost.

Question 7

What is a Victim Personal Statement?

Answer 7

Completed by an officer and describes, in the victim’s words, the impact of the crime.

Question 8

All statements must contain evidence that is…

4

Answer 8

1. Admissible
2. Relevant
3. Probative (honest)
4. Not prejudicial

Question 9

What does ADVOKATE stand for?

Answer 9

Amount of time spent under observation

Distance from witness to suspect during incident and at closest point

Visibility and lighting conditions

Obstructions to view

Known to the witness or does the witness have any prior knowledge of the subject

Any particular reason for remembering the subject or event

Time lapse between observation and subsequent identification to police

Errors in the description provided by the witness compared to the actual appearance

Question 10

What do we use the 10 point descriptor for?

Answer 10

Minimum considerations when providing evidence.

Question 11

What are the 5 stages to statement writing?

Answer 11

1. Introduction
2. Main characters
3. Scene setting
4. Chronological order of events
5. Closure and identification