Systematic Approach (IN01)

Question 1

What is VAWSEEPO?

Answer 1

Victim
Appreciation/Assessment
Witness
Scene
Exhibit
Elements
Powers
Offender

Question 2

Understand and explain the eight steps of the systematic approach investigations…(VAWSEEPO)

Answer 2

Victim/Informant
• Victim is the person offended against
• Informant is the person advising Police of the incident (may also be a victim)

Appreciation/Assessment
• A problem solving method used to assess any given situation or incident for better actions to be taken.
(Mental or Physical)

Witness
• The person who was present at the time of the incident

Scene
• An area that can lead to relevant exhibits or evidence that identify the offender
• The area where the crime/incident occurred

Exhibits
• Physical evidence that contains information of what was used to commit the offence, what took place at the scene and how the offence happened.

Elements
• Identifying what offence has been committed that links to the appropriate legislation act

Powers
• Authority to lawfully carry out courses such as arrests, search and seize, and entering premises

Offender
• The person who committed the offence
Identifying the offenders particulars before carrying out duties

Question 3

Define ‘appreciation’

Answer 3

A mental or physical method to solve problems

Question 4

What is the ‘TEDS’ questioning style?

Answer 4

T - Tell me
(Tell me everything that happened)

E - Explain
(Explain what you mean by this)

D - Describe
(Describe the suspect)

S - Show me
(Show me what happened)