Week 9 and 10: Enhancing your investigations

Question 1

Name the 6 specialist commands in NSWPF

Answer 1

• State Crime Command
• Police Prosecutors Command
• Marine Area Command
• Forensic Services Group
• Dog Unit
• Traffic and Highway Patrol

Question 2

Define a missing person:

Answer 2

A missing person is anyone who is reported missing to police, whose whereabouts are unknown, and there are fears for the safety or concern for the welfare of that person.

Question 3

Which command is responsible for missing persons?

Answer 3

State Crime Command

Question 4

What is the time frame to conduct a missing person report?

Answer 4

IMMEDIATELY

Question 5

Categories of Missing Persons:

Answer 5

• Abduction
• Missing Overseas
• Missing Interstate
• Immigration related
• Suspected unsolved homicide
• Solved homicide
• Lost, Victim of Accident/Misadventure

Question 6

Common features of SIDS death

Answer 6

• aged between two weeks and two years
• the child has been in previous good health
• there may be the presence of a bloody froth around the mouth and nose
• the skin may be discounted and resemble bruising
• there is evidence of excessive perspiration
• death occurs during sleep

Question 7

What to record at a SIDS death

Answer 7

• Details of death
• About the birth
• Health
• Premises
• The scene
• The body position
• P534 Form

Question 8

What is an induced statement?

Answer 8

a statement taken from a person who has been persuaded to make the statement.