Victims and road policing

Question 1

Access to services for victims

Answer 1

Obligation is on police to provide services to victims (usually victim support or womens refuge)

Question 2

If a child is a victim, is the parent of that child also a victim?

Answer 2

Yes (unless the parent is the offender)

Question 3

How to police provide info to victims

Answer 3

CAFS
Letters
VS referrals

Question 4

Should a Victim impact statement contain details of the offence?

Answer 4

No, it’s about the effect of the offending.

Question 5

When is it mandatory to have a VIS on a file

Answer 5

For the second appearance

Question 6

Victim notification register - what offences?

Answer 6

-Sexual offending
-Serious assault
-Serious injury , death, rendered incapable
-Victim ongoing fear on RG for safety/security of themselves and immeadiate family

Question 7

POL1065 Victim notification register. What is it

Answer 7

Victim notified of bail, release or escape. To be handed to victim by OC case.

Victim decides if they want to register or no by signing and sending it. Record it in the victim node in NIA

Question 8

S29 specified offences.

What obligations on the prosecutor when someone appearing on a specified offence charge making a bail application?

Answer 8

If s29 applies and the defendant applies for bail, the prosecutor MUST make all reasonable efforts to advise the court of the views of the victim.

The Court MUST take those views into account on bail/conditions.

Question 9

Complaints about police.

Who can a person complain to?

Answer 9

A person required to take complaint
Ombudsman
IPCA
Privacy commissioner

Must deal with complaint promptly and fairly

Question 10

ROAD POLICING.

What is the road to zero?

Answer 10

Aim for a 40% reduction in death / injury by 2030

(current average 1 death per day in vehicle accidents)

Question 11

ROAD POLICING RESPONSE (part of OUR BUSINESS)

Answer 11

SAFE HOMES (free from violence, abuse, neglect)

SAFE ROADS (partnerships to prevent harm from crashes and safe travel)

SAFE COMMUNITIES (people safe/feel safe without fear of harm/crime)

Question 12

ROAD POLICING.

High risk behaviours- where does police focus most attention?

Answer 12

R.I.D.S account for 75% investment in road safety

restraints
impairment
distraction
speed

Question 13

FLEEING DRIVER POLICY.

What is a fleeing driver?

Answer 13

Signalled to stop - fails to stop or remain stopped

Question 14

What is the over riding principal for fleeing drivers

Answer 14

TENR and safety is success

Question 15

Each fleeing driver event is reviewed to determnie what factors?

Answer 15

If it was;
- appropriate
- justified
- lessons learnt
- lawful
- compliant with police instructions

Question 16

TENR in fleeing drivers

Answer 16

THREAT = posed by driver
NECESSITY = to apprehend
RISK = of harm

Question 17

PRINCIPAL for FLEEING DRIVERS

Answer 17

-safety of all takes preference to catching fleeing driver
- failing to stop alone is insufficient to pursue
- investigation preferred to pursuit
- pursuit only justified with threat outweighs risk
- collective responsibility to manage
- consider risks esp with CYP’s
- decisions to abandon will be supported
- fleeing drivers to be investigated/held to account
-fleeing driver events to be reviewed to ID issues
-staff may be criminally responsible if contrevene policy

Question 18

What info do you need to give COMMS for fleeing driver (or likely to flee)

Answer 18

Reason for 3T
Intention of 3T
If pursuit to be initiated if fails to stop

Question 19

What do you have to do with a fleeing driver event?

Answer 19

Get COMMS to enter an event and K6 before end of shift (or within 5 days if approved).

Create NIA file and near miss report if appropriate

Question 20

What does happens with a District Review of fleeing driver events

Answer 20

Reviews fleeing driver reports within 5 days
Reviews COMMS recordings
Reviews footage (Eagle)
Identify or escalate H&S issues, lessons learnt, training opportunities