Families Flashcards
Family harm policy and procedure
Applies in situations where police attend a family harm episode and parties involved are in an intimate or familial relationship
Discuss 2 principles that guide process
Eyes wide open approach
Culturally responsive
Ensuring all parties safety
Taking action with aggressors through promote abs comprehensive response
Collecting risk information
Working with partners
What is a ROC?
Child abuse - physical/sexual/neglect
Family violence - direct offence/neglect
Environment
Drug/unsafe/car crash/abandonment/exploitation
Can a warning be given?
Not without authority
TPO similar
3 non-govt agencies for victim/offenders
Women’s Refuge
Male room
Barnardos
Rise
Gaining entry S&S?
Section 14 warrantless entry to prevent offences or respond to risk to life or safety. If you have reasonable grounds to suspect an offence is being committed or injury to any person.
Seize firearms?
PSO
Corroborated evidence
Medical exam
Photographs
Scene exam
Clothing
Witness statements
111 call
Messages
Admissions
CPP referral
Child protection protocol, ensuring the safety of children present, or who normally reside at an address with family harm has occurred.
To protect a child from injury or death.
Defending against children where there is physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.
PSO
Our immediate orders issued by police under section 28 of the family violence act 2018.
There an additional tool for police where an investigation fails to establish full evidence, and a cooling down period would be beneficial.
Maximum 10 days
Perceived cumulative assessment
Your assessment and continuous reassessment of an incident using the TENR model based on information, not about the situation and subjects behaviour.
Five categories, cooperative, passive resistance, active, resistance, assaultive, GBH, or death
