Conducting investigations

Question 1

Explain what an incident is

Answer 1

An instance of something happening; an event or
occurrence

Question 2

Identify different types of incident that the police might attend

Answer 2

• Theft
• Robbery
• Criminal Damage
• ASB
• Harassment
• RTCs
• Burglary
• Assault
• Drugs
• Hate Crime
• Domestic Abuse
• Firearms

Question 3

Explain the appropriate investigative actions when attending an incident

Answer 3

Question 4

State what information needs to be recorded when conducting an investigation

Answer 4

Crime reports record details which include:
* Name,
* Time, day, date of incident
* Time, day, date of recording
* How the crime was reported
* Who reported the crime & the method
* Location
* MO – this field should be as complete as possible because it often forms the basis for identifying suspects

Question 5

Explain how technology and the public can support crime prevention

Answer 5

• Facial recognition technology
• CCTV
• RFR (Retrospective Facial Recognition) (post event use of FRT)

Question 6

State how to undertake an evidence-led investigation/prosecution where the victim is reluctant to support an investigation

Answer 6

• The prosecution based on hearsay evidence,
• The prosecution featuring a hostile victim and
• The prosecution featuring circumstantial evidence

Question 7

Describe the ABC approach

Answer 7

Assume nothing
Believe nothing
Challenge everything

Question 8

Describe when a multi agency approach can be used for investigating an incident

Answer 8

Those involving children, domestic incidents, neighbourhood disputes,