CPC 2 Flashcards
(19 cards)
What are the six stages of the STOPAR model?
Stop and Switch on
Think
Observe and Orientate
Plan
Act
Review
What are the 5 job priority levels?
Signal One - Officer at risk of GBH or death. Three tones.
Urgent response - Serious threat to life or property. Two tones
Non-urgent response - Incident that requires police response. No tone
Routine response - routine or administrative. One tone
No police response required - N on police attendance (FYI)
Two types of responses police can make once job urgency has been established.
Code Red - Urgent response, warning lights activated
Code Blue - routine response, no warning lights
How can intelligence be gathered by police?
Location Enquiry- Check details of events against address
Integrated Licensing System (ILS) - Security or firearms licensing with persons
Stolen Check - Check wether a vehicle’s registration plates are stolen
Transport Check - Check the owner and registration details of a vehicle via registration plate
Central Names Index (CNI) - Check all relevant information regarding a person as recorded on COPS
Warrant Check - Check for outstanding warrants
What is situational awareness about?
Constantly assess and reassess your environment using risk and threat assessment practices
Recognising and anticipating trouble via observational, behavioural and non verbal cues
Being ready to respond to the escalation in danger, through the engagement of a tactical option as per the NSWPF Tactical Options Model
Four situational awareness colour codes and what they stand for:
White - Relaxed and unaware
Yellow - Relaxed but alert
Orange - Specific Alert
Red - Action
What is ‘baseline behaviour’?
An informal measure that determines what is normal and what is not.
How can police develop observational skills?
Improve observation ability- Stay alert (Condition Yellow)
Familiarisation with patrol area
Identify suspicious people
Identify suspicious behaviour
What is the difference between risk and threat?
Risk - the chance of someone being harmed or property damaged as exposed to a threat or hazard.
Threat- an intentional act by a person/s with intention to cause harm, fear, injury or property damage
When to undertake a risk assessment?
Any situation you respond to
What is the risk analysis formula?
Risk = Likelihood x Consequence x Vulnerability
What is the threat formula?
Capability + Intention = Threat
What is police discretion?
Where a police officer uses their own judgment to decide the best lawful course of action to take.
What are the sources of police discretion?
Common and statue law
Why is the common law doctrine that confers police discretion?
Doctrine of Original authority
How does statue law affect police discretion?
The wordage through the use of ‘may’ or ‘must’
When is police discretion conferred upon police officers?
Once the oath of office has been taken.
Why do police need discretion?
Laws cannot conceive every situation
Strict enforcement of the law can catch people in unreasonable circumstances
Not everyone that breaks the law does so maliciously
Society does not always want every law enforced without exception
Name four considerations that apply to police discretion?
Consider the nature of the offence - the type and seriousness of the offence
Rationality and objectivity - apply reason and logic over emotions
Consistency in application - must be consistent in all similar situations
Applied in good faith - no benefit to you
