Chapter 5 Victims, Road Policing, Control And Command Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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What are the 7 principals guiding the Road Zero plan
A
- Good choices but plan for mistakes.
- Human Vulnerability
- Strengthen Road Transport System
- Shared responsibility for improving Road Safety.
- Evidence and evaluation
- Support health, wellbeing and livable places.
- Critical decision making
2
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In R.P what is the critical Command Information
RR, RSP, T+C,T,LSP…
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- Report Registration Report
- Road Safety Partnership
-Tasking and Coordination. - Tools (on duty)
Local stakeholder Partnerships
3
Q
s30+s32 S&S Act
The above talks to Road Blocks.When can you set up a Road Block? What power does s33 give you?
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- Can set up Road blocks when you have reasonable grounds to BELIEVE person unlawfully at large is in the vehicle/or committed offence punishable by imprisonment
- s32 allows you to stop cars at the Road Block or in the vacinity
4
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What info MUST the victim be given on when making a VIS?
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- Info is for the purposes of VIS
- That info given is true correct
- Informed who may see it
5
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What should a VIS contain
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- Physical and emotional harm suffered
- Loss and damage of property
- other effects
- 17AB
6
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In relation to providing I formation, what are Police obliged to do in relation to providing that info?
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- Inform promptly + keep informed
- This is with ALL files NOT just prosecution files
7
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What are the principals in the fleeing driver Policy?
S,R,IP,I,Y,I,R,CR
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- Safety - Public - Police #1
- A F2S is NOT and reason to pursue.
- Investigation preferred
- Only justified if necessity to stop outweighs risk
- will consider risk/Impact to youth
- Decisions not to pursue will be supported
- All fleeing drivers will be investigated and held to account.
- Fleeing drivers events will be reviewed in a timely manner
- Staff maybe criminally liable
8
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When must property be returned to a person?
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ASAP when not needed to be held.
Dont have to if they dont want it.
9
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The prosecutor MUST make all reasonable efforts that info is given to the court if the victim has suffered…..
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- Physical Injury, emotional harm
- Loss and damage of property
- other effects of an offence
- any other matter
10
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Each fleeing driver event will be reviewed to determine whether the decision was?
A, L, J, C, PI, Ll
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- Appropriate
- Lawful
- Justified
- Complied
- Complied with PI
- Lessons learnt
11
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Road Zero is the Govt. focus where the vision is zero deaths on NZ Roads. What are the 5 focus areas?
I+SM, VS, WR, DC, SM
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- Infrastructure improved speed management.
- Vehicle safety
- Work related Road Safety
- Road users choices
- System Management
12
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What is:
Whole Police approach?
O.C, FV etc, MTE, Dto R, E1
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- Some Road policing have there genesis
e. g orgainised crime, F.V, alcohol harm - Road safety is achieved by more than enforcement alone
- relies on development to risk
- All Police will conduct R.P and prevention
13
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s8 - Access to Services
Victim/s family has the right to services when?
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- Welfare health, counseling, medical, legal needs arising from the offence.
14
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How is a specified offence defined?
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- offences of sexual nature
- serious assaults
- offence resulting in serious injury, death, incapable
- ongoing fears for safety for themselves, family
15
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What is the definition of immediate family?
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- Member of a victims family group, whanau, cultural family group, who is in a close relationship with the victim at the time of the offence.
- Victims spouse, civil union, defacto
- Brother, Sister
- Steps (all)
- Parents
- Grandparents
16
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What is an incapable person?
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- Lacks capacity to understand the nature and consequences of decisions regarding their care and welfare.
- Has the capacity to understand but cant communicate decisions.
- Person being in a state of unconsciousness
17
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What is the definition of a victim?
9
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- A person who had offence committed against them.
- Suffers physical injury loss/damage to property.
- Parent or legal gaurdian of a child victim.
- Immediate family member of a person that is a result of an offence dies or is in capable.
- A person that suffers emotional harm as a result of an offence.
- Domestic violence
- Child of FV
18
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What are the principals when dealing/treating a Victim?
(2)
C+R, D+P
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- with courtesy + Respect
- Respect Victims dignity + privacy
19
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How do Police provide victims with Information?
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- CAF
- Standard letters
- Victim Support
VCN Should be completed in NIA
20
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What info should victims be given regarding cases etc?
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- Progress of Investigation
- Reasons for charging/ not charging
- Victims role as a witness
- Suppression Order made by the court
- Time and time of each event
- Outcome of prosecution
- Any plea, convictions+ sentence imposed
- Unfit to stand trial
- Charge not proved
- Aquittals
- Free pardons
21
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What is the purpose of a VIS?
3
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- Enable the victim to give information to the court…ie: the effects of the offending
- Assist the court in understanding victims views of offending
- Inform the offender of the impact of offending
22
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VIS can now contain what?
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- Photographs
- Drawings
- Visual representions provided by the victim
23
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What should a VIS not contain?
How should they be written?
When should the VIS be prepared?
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- Victims account of actual offending
- In victims speak, not Police jargon
- Best practice is 1st appearance, but mandatory for 2nd.
24
Q
Auckland Council Vs Shaw
Talks to the victims views show compassion towards a defendant in a VIS. When will these be outweighed in Court?
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In Public Interest cases e.g F.V serious assaults
25
U der s29 Specicied offences, victims get put on the victims Notification Register. What are some of the things victims can be expected to be Notified of?
- Temp releases from prison
- Breaching Home Detention
- Impeding release from prison
- convictions for breaching release conditions
- Recalls to prison
- Pending parole hearings
- Parole board decisions
- Deportation hearings
- Claim opportunities
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s30 + s32 S+S Act
The above talks to Road Blocks. When can you set up a Road Block?
What power does s33 give you?
Can set up a Road Block when you have REASONABLE grounds to BELIEVE person unlawfully at large is in the vehicle/or committed offence punishable by imprisonment
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s32 allows you to stop carsif the Road Block is in the vicinity
27
When does the victim have a right to share views on bail?
- Offender charged with specific offence
- Offender makes bail application
- make every effort to gather victims views
- Inform the court
28
Under s31 the victim has rights to a rep. What is the role of that rep?
The rep acts as the middle person and receives all relevant info from Police + Courts and passes it on to the victim
29
What does RIDS stand for?
Restraint
Impaired
Distraction
Speed
30
Safety is paramount in a fleeing driver incident. This will be achieved through (safety is success) What must Police balance?
- Initial threat imposed
- necessity to immediate apprehend
- Risk of harm
Decisions made will be determined whether
- Appropriate
- lawful
- Justified
- Complaint with Police instructions
- lessons learnt applied
31
Prior to stopping a vehicle, you should make a TENR. What does this include and why?
- Advise COMMS
- Reason for wanting to stop vehicle
-Intention to stop
- If driver fails to stop whether you intend on pursuing.
- WHY? THIS ENABLES COMMS to assist in planning
DECISION IS MADE BEFORE YOU TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
32
Who may call for a pursuit to be abandoned
- Lead driver/ passenger
- Dispatcher
- 2nd driver/ passenger
- Pursuit controller
- Field supervisor
33
What are some of the roles of the pursuit controller.
- Control the pursuit
- Ensures acknowledgement is given and acknowledged
- control TENR
- Resolve pursuit safety
- Ensures 2nd vehicle commentaries if lead vehicle is 1up
- Replaces category B vehicles with category A
- limit number of vehicles following -2 max
- Uses tactical units
- Monitirs Sit Reps to make informed decisions
34
What is the role of the field supervisor? In a pursuit
- Maintain oversight
- where possible avoid direct involvement
- Continuosly performs TENR
- Able to direct abandonment
35
When must units abandon pursuits
If TENR assessment risk of harm outweighs the need to apprehend or continue pursuit.
36
When must the notifications, ( TDD Pursuit) be completed
Before the end of shift for initiating unit OR 5 days with supervisor approval
Supervisor must review within 5 days
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When pursuit is abandoned, units return to BAU...
What happens of you see the vehicle again.
Advise COMMS:
- Vehicle located
- Location
- Direction of travel
- Summary TENR
- Ask to signal
ONLY SHIFT COMMANDER CAN GIVE PERMISSION TO SIGNAL
38
After a pursuit has been abandoned who does it apply to?
EVERYONE!
EVEN EAGLE
- Maintain Obs with no commentary or limited commentary
- Vacate airspace
- At times full commentary
39
What are some roles of Eagle?
ASU
- If requested take over the commentary (command).
- Assist in co-ordination of ground units.
- Remain covert. If they think fleeing driver has spotted they MUST advise COMMS
