Senior Sergeants CPK: Chapter 1 - Family Violence

Question 1

FV is a high priority for Police, therefore Police are committed to PROMPT, EFFECTIVE and NATIONALLY CONSISTENT in collaboration with who?

Answer 1

• Other Agencies

- Community Partners.

Question 2

FV - What are the four core principles for an effective Police response to FV?

Answer 2

• Safety
• Collection of risk information
• Accountability and
• Working collaboratively

Question 3

When decide to grant Police Bail in FV cases the primary consideration is what?

Answer 3

• The safety of the victim

Question 4

Restrictions on Police Bail if a protection order is breached, if a person is K9 under S50 of DVA and charged with an offences against S49 of that Act they MUST NOT be granted Police bail during when?

Answer 4

The 24 hours immediately following the K9

Question 5

Police Employee who commit FV will be subject of what process?

Answer 5

Code of Conduct.

Question 6

The added complexity for employees involved in FV due to the fact they work for the Police, what 2 actions should occur for the employee?

Answer 6

• Where offending - Normal police response applies.

- Where offending or not - Welfare considerations for both parties.

Question 7

FV - When do Policies and Procedure in this Section apply where Police employee involved (how do they come about)?

Answer 7

• Comes to Supervisors attention employee may be involved.
• Police attend FV occurrence, no offending, PSO or warning issues.
• Police attend FV occurrence offence disclosed employee victim or offender.
• Police became aware of temporary or final PO either Protected person or respondent.

Question 8

FV Employee who are respondents of a PO must immediately do what?

Answer 8

Report the fact in writing to their Supervisor who will inform HR Manager and Professional Standards Manager.

Question 9

FV employees who suspect another employee is involved in FV should do what?

Answer 9

Report it to either:

• Crimes Stoppers
• Own Supervisor
• The welfare officer

Question 10

Can employees issued with a PO vary their PO conditions?

Answer 10

Yes in rare cases, consider assisting an employee in this case.

Question 11

Can employees issued with PO carry or be issues with appoints or firearms?

Answer 11

No they will be in breach of the PO

Question 12

What are PSO’s in relation to FV?

Answer 12

An additional tool for Police when attending FV where an investigation FAILS to establish full evidence of an offence.

Question 13

Who can issues a PSO and when?

Answer 13

A qualified constable and are immediate orders which do not have to be issued by the courts nor do they required a victims consent.

Question 14

What are the immediate effects for the person issues with a PSO?

Answer 14

Person required to:
- SURRENDER any weapons or firearms licence to a constable
- VACATE land or building occupied by person/s at risk
This provides a cooling down period.

Question 15

What are the longer effects for a person issues with a PSO

Answer 15

Additions to immediate effects same standards apply to a PO where bound person must not:

• Physically or sexually abuse person at risk
• damage threat damage property of person at risk
• engage or engage others or threaten in behaviour including intimidation, harassment, psychological abuse

Question 16

What effects does a PSO have on a Parenting Order?

Answer 16

The parenting order is suspended.

Question 17

What 4 risk factors should you consider when considering to issues a PSO?

Answer 17

1 - Allege violent person, used FV
2 - He may use FV again
3 - Welfare of children residing
4 - Hardship cause if PSO issues

Question 18

What 6 other consideration should you take into account when issuing a PSO?

Answer 18

• Any previous interaction with Police
• History of 1M
• Present or history of drug and alcohol abuse
• Propensity of violence
• FV history
• Parenting, protection and or PSO previously in force.

Question 19

What are the commencement and duration of the PSO’s?

Answer 19

Commence immediately after issued and continue for the period specified in order

Issuing officer decides on the duration which can be for a period not exceeding 5 days.

Question 20

What three steps do you follow for obtaining authorisation for a PSO?

Answer 20

1. Complete all enquires to ID possible offence.
2. When your not a qualified constable, seek authority to issue an order from a constable who is. (note a relieving acting sergeant is not qualified).
3. Authorising officer, document discussion about authorisation, sign POL 1310, make notebook recordings circumstances.

Question 21

What are the Police powers when waiting for authorisation to issuing a PSO?

Answer 21

You may:

• detain for up to 2 hours
• remove person from premises.

Question 22

If you are unable to issues the PSO during the 2 hour detention period what must you do?

Answer 22

You must release the detained person. You then have 48 hours to issue the PSO or it expires.

Question 23

What action should you take for a person who has been K9 for breach of PSO?

Answer 23

• Bring before court within 24 hours
• Make a complaint to court requesting and order under S124N of the Act
• Release if can’t get them to court within 24 hours.

Question 24

If the prosecutor can not advise the person at risk of the courts outcome, request CRL to contact the person how?

Answer 24

• Making 3 attempts to call them within 1 hour
• Send local unit to do 4Q
• Update NIA to reflect action taken.

Question 25

What conditions relating to weapons when respondent of a PO?

Answer 25

Respondent must not:
- possess any weapons
- hold a firearms licence
They must surrender ASAP - within 24 hrs services and or on demand at any time.

Question 26

Police must serve PO if the respondent what?

Answer 26

• holds firearms licence
• believed to be in possession or access to firearms
• service assessed as being a significant risk to server.

Question 27

What is the paramount importance when seizing firearms or firearms licences?

Answer 27

Staff safety

Question 28

To ensure safety of victim and Police, service of PO must be what?

Answer 28

Afforded (give) priority and carried out without delay.

Question 29

When serving a PO what must you do when the respondent is a Police Employee?

Answer 29

Copy of PO sent to the employee’s District Commander or National Manager.

Question 30

When can a PSO NOT be issued?

Answer 30

• Offender is K9 for FV

- Offender is under 17.

Question 31

When should you issue a PSO?

Answer 31

When Police DO NOT arrest the person, BUT has reasonable grounds to believe taking matters into account the issues of an order is necessary to ensure immediate safety of person at risk.