VAWSEIPO

Question 1

What does each letter stand for in VAWSEIPO?

Answer 1

V - Victim 
A - Appreciation
W - Witness
S - Scene
E - Exhibits
I - Ingredients
P - Powers
O - Offender

Question 2

List the particulars needed when recording details.

Answer 2

1) Surname & all first/middle names
2) D.O.B
3) Full residential address
4) Home phone
5) Cellular phone
6) Occupation
7) E-mail address
8) Employer details - contact (boss)
9) Full address
10) Phone numbers

Question 3

Explain the questioning term ‘TEDS’

Answer 3

T - Tell me… everything that happened
E - Explain… what you mean by this
D - Describe… the man/car/offender
S - Show me… what happened

Question 4

Name four factors to think of when making an Appreciation.

Answer 4

1) What do you want to achieve? (aim / goal)
2) What factors are relevant to achieving this goal/aim?
3) Are there alternate courses of action?
4) What is the plan; outline the best course of action.

Question 5

What key steps can you make when talking to/with a witness?

Answer 5

Locate and interview the witness
Take a statement
Seek corroboration
Obtain particulars
Note or seize evidence

Question 6

What can you do if a detailed statement is required?

Answer 6

Arrange another time for you to take a detailed statement

Question 7

What are effective questioning techniques that can be used when interviewing a victim/witness/suspect/offender?

Answer 7

TEDS and 5W and H

Question 8

When arriving at a Scene what can the first officer do on arrival?

Answer 8

Freeze
Control
Preserve

Question 9

What can you do after locating an exhibit?

Answer 9

1) Sketch in notebook
2) Use gloves and place in a plastic bag
3) Seal and label the bag with a description - date, place located, and name of finder

Question 10

Once the exhibit is bagged and tagged where can you store it?

Answer 10

Secure the exhibit in a safe place - boot of car

Question 11

What POL form is used when seizing an exhibit?

Answer 11

POL 268 - Seizing evidence, Deceased Property, or Safe Keeping

Question 12

What two questions need to be asked/solved when discussing ingredients?

Answer 12

1) How will you prove each ingredient?

2) Do other inquiries need to be made?

Question 13

What Powers are available to an officer in a VAWSEIPO situation?

Answer 13

1) To arrest, detain, search, & seize
2) Search - Search & Surveillance Act 2012
3) Enter a premises

Question 14

What options are available to you when dealing with an offender?

Answer 14

1) Warn
2) Report or
3) Arrest

Question 15

If a person is arrested what are 3 things you must do?

Answer 15

1) Inform them of why they have been arrested
2) Advise/caution them their rights
3) Where appropriate; conduct a preliminary search