Mnemonics

Question 1

NO ELBOWS(S)

Answer 1

E no Erasures 
L no Leaves torn out/ Lines missed 
B no Blank spaces 
O no Overwriting 
W no Writing between lines 
S no Spare pages
(S) but Statements should be recorded in ‘direct speech’

Question 2

ADVOKATE

Answer 2

• Amount of time the person was under observation
• Distance between witness and person observed
• Visibility - state of light
• Obstructions - interreference with observation (something blocking the view?)
• Known - whether witness had seen person before? And how long?
• Any reason to Remember the person?
• Time between observation and police ID procedure/ time of writing down
• Errors - any significant difference between the description the witness gave to the police and the appearance of the person observed

Question 3

METHANE

Answer 3

METHANE:
M - Major Incident
E - Exact location 
T - Type of incident
H - Hazards 
A - Access
N - Number, type, severity of casualties 
E - Emergency services present or required

Question 4

CIAPOAR

Answer 4

6 key elements of the NDM

Code of Ethics

Information & Intelligence

Assessment of threat and risk

Powers and policy

Options

Action and Review

Question 5

GO WISELY

Answer 5

G - Grounds for the search
O - Object suspected to be on the person
W - Warrant card on request (if plain clothes)
I  -  Identity of the officer 
S -  Station
E -  Entitlement (search receipt) 
L -  Legal power used 
Y -  You are detained

Question 6

PLAN

Answer 6

Decision making
P - Proportionate
L - Lawful
A - Accountable
N - Necessary

Question 7

ID COP PLAN

Answer 7

I – Investigation
D – Disappearance
C – Child (to protect child or vulnerable person)
O – Obstruction (prevent unlawful obstruction of the highway)
P – Physical injury (oneself or another)
P – Public decency
L – Loss or damage
A – Address
N – Name

Question 8

DIE

Answer 8

Search after arrest under s.32 of PACE.

If reasonable grounds for believing the suspect has DIE:

D - person may present danger to themselves or other
I - Implement to aid their escape
E - have something on them which is evidence of an offence

Question 9

SHACKS

Answer 9

Relates to reasonable grounds for suspicion

S - Seen
H - Heard
A - Actions
C - Conversation
K - Knowledge
S - Smell

Question 10

IIMARCH

Answer 10

Planning a premises search

I - Information— why search is needed, intelligence, local issues
I - Intention— aim/ reason for the search, target material
M - Method— how the search and management of it will be conducted.
A - Administration— maps, plans, transport, equipment
R - Risk assessment
C - Communications— radio channel , mobile and landline numbers, code words.
H - Human rights compliance.