Investigation 101 Flashcards
What is the investigative mindset?
It is an attitude or state of mind that investigators adapt and develop over time.
Investigators values?
Respect, integrity and professionalism.
4 key areas of knowledge?
- core legislation
- characteristics of crime.
- National policies and procedures.
- investigative techniques.
Applying the mindset. The 5 steps UPERE
- Understand the source of material.
- Plan and prepare.
- Examine all material.
- Record and collate.
- Evaluate.
Plan and prepare stage
Small job- initial action checklist. Big job/ written plan with clear objectives.
Examination of all material you must… ICC
- interpret
- clarify
- challenge
What must you continually challenge?
The meaning and the reliability of any material gathered.
The ABC’s of investigations
Assume nothing, Believe nothing and challenge everything.
3 types of formal evaluation?
- Investigative evaluation.
- Evidential evaluation.
- Self and peer evaluation.
What is investigative evaluation?
Where all available material is evaluated.
- what’s known- what’s not known
- consistencies
- conflicts
What is the evidential evaluation?
Only the evidentially admissible material is evaluated. - overall strength in the case.
- whether sufficient evidence exists in the case so they can be charged.
Undertaking evaluations 5 steps.
- Set a purposeful objective.
- Filter the material.
- Organise knowledge.
- Test interpretation.
- Consider hypothesis.
What is hypothesis?
A suggested explanation for a group of facts either accepted as a basis for further verification or accepted as likely to be true.
The right decision
Is the outcome of logical reasoning and careful consideration.
The appreciation technique - AFCP
- Aim or objective.
- Factors- statement of the truth about some known influence.
- Courses open.
- Plan.
