Serious Crime Investigation Flashcards

Question

Appreciation prior to body removal - Facotrs to consider

Answer 1

* Notification to and from Coroner * Views of Pathologist and ESR * Consultation with other experts * Requirments for any action taken prior to removal of body * Best method and route to take body * Supervision of body removal * Chain of custody of body from scene to mortuary * Safe custody of exhibits * Family and any cultural considerations * Record all SOP's (paper suits, gloves, mask etc)

Answer 2

* Record movements of body * do not attempt to restore scene to original unchanged condition * make enquiries to enable the original unchanged scene to be subsequently reconstructed and photgraphed, if required

Answer 3

* Not to be moved without authority from OC investigation * Record position of body by sketch and photo in situ * Consider recording position of body using mesaurements from at least two fixed positions * Record all details of body including * Position of limbs * Appearance of body * wounds and clothing * direction of blood trails * Lividity * Extent of rigor mortis present * Consider health risks posed by handling body * Cover hands, feet and head of body with paper bags and secure with tape. Consult with OC Scene and Investigation prior to this * Ensure clothing on bosy is not contaminated by contact with foreign obects * Wrap body in plastic sheet and place in body bag * carefull search where body lay * retain all sheets, bags and other materials used as exhibits * Arrange for contracted undertaker to transport body * Ensure security and continuity of body

Answer 4

Observe, document and deal with exhibits in a methodial manner

Answer 5

* To establish caue of death * Mode and time of death * Establish how injuries or events have contributed to death of victim * determine the nature and sie of any weapon used * determine the approximate height and stature of suspect * providing areas of interest for interviews of witnesses or suspects * negating possible defences * identiying the victim

Answer 6

* Pathologest * Coroner * Assisting Pathologest * Dr who treated deceased * Dr, nurse or funeral director reresenting deceased * A dr represening the interests of suspect who has or may be charged in relation to the death * Any other Dr or trainee Dr * Police * Any other person authorised by Coroner

Answer 7

* OC Investigtion * OC Body * OC exhibits if required * Police photographer * SOCO or fingerprint officer if required

Answer 8

* ESR forensic scientist * Crown Soliciter

Answer 9

* Odontologist * Biologist * Medical Illustrator * Toxicologist * Ballistics expert * Crime Scene Examiner * Entomologist * Anthropologist * Disaster Victim Identification

Answer 10

Where applicable, the assistance of specialist advisors should be sought to assist with cultural issues relating to the victim or others involved in the investigation. This will assist the progress of investigation, establish positive relations and avoid the potential for any offence caused

Answer 11

* Fully inform what is required of them and what to expect when they see deceased * fingerprints * dna * dental records * eye examination records * medical examination records * facial reconstruction * personal effects

Answer 12

* Wether they remains actually are bones * wether bones are human * age, gender, height and race of person

Answer 13

The OC body must NOT make any notes unless specifically directed to by OC investigation or/and Pathologist

Answer 14

* Before its stripped * After it is stripped * Any wounds, marks, injuries, unusual features

Answer 15

OC body to record findings and cause of death on direction of OC investigtion and/or pathologist

Answer 16

Day to day management of partnership between family and the police investigation. The primary function of FLO is that of an investigator and not a support person.

Answer 17

* Selection of FLO and criteria emplyed for selection * Exit plan for FLO * Objectives of the family liaison * Asses most appropriate methods of conducting interviews with famil members * Information to be released and withheld from the family * requests made by family * Complaints by family * Any member of family who is considered a suspect * Liaison with victim support and other support services

Answer 18

Exit plan must be developed before deployment of FLO and be communicated to family and commencement of deployment.

Answer 19

* Includes Partners, parents, siblings, children, guardians, whanau and any others who have had a direct and close relationship with the victim. * Include 'chosen' family * Should reflect the victims culture and lifestyle

Answer 20

In cases involving Maori victims an Iwi liasion officer should be involved as early as possible.

Answer 21

* Liase closely with OC investigation regarding parameters of information to be shared with family * familiarise themselves with enquiry. * familiarise themselves with any cultural, lifestyle or religous requirements * fa,iliarie themselves with all intel concerning family * establish what contact family has had with police since incident * establish what info has been shared with family * establish what info is already in the public domain.

Answer 22

Must be available for sentencing and be no older than 28 days

Answer 23

Often links exist between the scene of a crime and the offender, victim and wtinesses. Area canvass presents a high likelyhood of identifying offender, witnesses, evidence or establishing significant facts

Answer 24

* Identifying the offender * identifying an locating evidence such as vehicles, clothing or weapons * Identifying witnesses * Gathering information

Answer 25

OC investigation OC area canvass and OC suspects should conduct recconnaissance of the area and conduct appreciation and set parameters and objectives of canvass

Answer 26

The area canvass should be conducted at the same time as the original offence occurred.

Answer 27

* Scenes * Premises within line of sight of scenes * Access and egress routes to and from scenes * Location where offender may have lain in wait * Loation where Victim was last seen * Locations frequented by victim

Answer 28

* Violent offenders * Persons wanted by police for other crimes or WTA * Groups with particular linguistic or cultural needs * Local incidents or issues residents may raise with Police

Answer 29

* Street maps * Areial photographs * Geological information * Council records * Police intelligence systems

Answer 30

Obtain via Formal written statement rather than notebook form

Answer 31

Keep morale high by providing regular feedback and updating them on progress made by other teams

Answer 32

* Shade in map to show households completed * Evaluate quality of work * Identify lines of enquiry for 2IC * Facilitate detailed recording of progress. * Fill in master record to show.... * Addresses visited * occupants interviewed * documentation completed * any relevant comments made

Answer 33

* Use of experts * Use of aide memoire and script * Leaflets * Other options * Media * Poster campaign * Mail drop * High profile Police presence

Answer 34

* Summary of action taken * Significant findings * Any action undertaken that was outside original plan

Answer 35

should be debriefed and a full record made of their account. This record becomes crucial if the informant later becomes a suspect.

Answer 36

* Early identification or arrest of suspect * recovery of evidence or information relevant to offence * Prevention of immediate disposal or destruction of evidence * Prevention of comission of other offences

Answer 37

* Level of training of interviewer * Level 3 or level 2 when not available * Forensic child interviewer for child or intellectualy impared * experiance of the officer * suitablilty of the officer. (past experiance, welfare issues)

Answer 38

Risk assesment must be conducted to establish risk of intimidation or physical harm

Answer 39

* Witness intimidation - maintain contact with witness to become aware of any intimidation and take nessercery steps * Witness control - Ensure witnesses hae no contact with jurors, discuss case in public areas while waiting to give evidence or discuss the case with witnesses waiting after giving evidence

Answer 40

* Alibi witnesses notified under S22 of disclosure act must only be interviewed under direction of the crown * Investigator must make enquities to determine the veracity of alibi * must conduct inquiries by OC investigation and crown including NIA checks * Forward results of enquiries to crown soliciter including any statements obtained

Answer 41

* Supervising members of suspects team * Obtaining information about suspects and POI's * Profiling and investigating all suspects and POI's to establish involvement or eliminate them from inquiry * Seeke evidence to cover ingredients of offence * Mitigating and dealing with possible defences * Providing a basis for further investigation

Answer 42

OC investigation after consultation with OC suspects

Answer 43

* Circumstances of offence including the analysis of scene and witness evidence * Full details of all POI's or suspects. * Details of any descriptions of the suspect provided by witnesses * Wether any MO has been identified

Answer 44

* Liaise with OC investigation regarding selection of interviewer * Establish the status of interviewee * Consider persons requirments such as linguistic, cultural, medical or any impairments * Consult with legal advisors and interview experts * Ensure interviewer is fully briefed and familier with procedures in the investigative interviewing suspect guide. * Discuss with interviewer the ingredients that need to be established, suspects background and possible alibis and motives. * Ensure a detailed plan has been produced

Answer 45

* The interview is conducted in accordence with the 'Investigative interviewing suspect guide'. * THe interview is monitered by a supervisor or experienced Detective * Ensure an explanation is sought from suspect in relation to any exhibits found.

Answer 46

* Make enquireis of people other than the persons whose particulars have been supplied to confirm or rebut evidence to support alibi. * Complete enquiries to establish where the supect was at the time of the offence, who they werewith and what they were doing. * Wherever possible, corroboration of the alibi provided by the suspect should be sought from forensic or other sources that are independant of suspect

Answer 47

* Assist in establishing and maintaining the investigation HQ * Operate the paper flow and associated structure in accordence with the Serious Crime Document Management System outlined in the Serious Crime Template. * Manage the electronic and physical files relating to investigation * Support 2IC by reading all documents for the purpose of highlighting important information to 2IC. * Assist the 2IC with the ID and recording of evidential material. * Complete a synopsis of all documents received, excluding documents relating to covert Police activities. * Ensure flow of information. * Assist with preperation of prosecution file. * Assist with management of trial.

Answer 48

* Ensure all relevant and discoverable material is provided to defence counsel * ensure all relevent and non-discoverable material is identified, listed and defence advised * continually assess the risk to ensure that non-discoverable material is identified and not disclosed. * Continually review to ensure that ongoing lawful justification to withold exists for each document that is withheld. * Ensure that robust systems are employed to record disclosure decisions and actions. * Manage disclosure timeframes * Retain and file all correspondence with defence counsel, both incoming and outgoing, in the 50000 series catogary. * Create a record in NIA of the fact of disclosure against the charge(s) and make a breif record of delivery of initial disclosure in NIA. Record in NIA that the disclosure index is held in the operation file and location of the file.

Answer 49

* Read Disclosure Managers desk file * Access the current Serious Crime Template downloaded to the local district shared drive for use during investigation. * Repor tot 2IC to receive a breifing, taskings, establishing what information is and is not discoverable

Answer 50

* The 2IC * Crown Soliciter

Answer 51

All previously disclosed material to be provided to new consel either by providing the new consel with a fresh copy of all previously disclosed material or by obtaining confirmation in writing from the new consel that they have received all previously disclosed material from the otugoing consel.

Answer 52

* Disclosure may be supplied in any form.... * Provided it will be readily accessible to defendant. Consideration must be given to whether a defendant has 'ready' acces to a computer if given in electronic form.

Answer 53

A qualified Detective with experience in: * Mass exhibit handling * Forensic Principles * Methods of exhibit recovery * Approved procedures for packaging and security of evidence * managing contamination and cross contamination issues * use of standard documentation as contained in the serious crime template

Answer 54

* Responsible for establishing and maintaing exhibit management systmens. * Maintaining physical security and continuity of exhibits. * Accuratly record exhibits and assist in court process. * Establish the * Evidential value of each exhibit * investigate opportunities presented by each exhibit * further enquiries needed

Answer 55

* The exhibit label contains the exhibit number and the name of the operation. Other details such as a description of the item, the details of person finding it, the time, dates and location are recorded on exhibit schedule. * The property is correctly packaged and sealed and the exhibit label is visible and secured on package * Any prompt action necessary to preserve the exhibit has been taken.

Answer 56

* Must ensure all exhibits are fully examined * Determine, plan and record the examination and interrogation of every exhibit and establish its relevance to the investigation.

Answer 57

* Held to determine which exhibit or other forensic examinations are required and the priority of those examinations.

Answer 58

* What examinations ESR and others could conduct on exhibits * Priority each examination should receive * Whether any further work is needed to assist a reconstruction * An agreed reconstruction of the events relevant to the crime under investigation

Answer 59

The significance of any forensic examinations and establish the most appropriate manner in which exhibits and results are to be presented in trial.

Answer 60

CHain of custody includes every individual who has had custody of an exhibit, from the time it was discovered until the time it is produced in Court. * When they received custody and from whom * where and how exhibit was securely stored * when, why and how the exhibit was moved from one place to another * how the exhibit was treated and safeguarded * when and why they transferred custody of an exhibit to another person and to whom.

Answer 61

* Admin - 10000 * Victim - 15000 * Witnesses - 20000 * Area Canvass - 25000 * Scenes - 30000 * Suspects - 70000

Answer 62

* Exhibit number * Description of exhibit * Name of Operation * Location of the scene * Exact location where exhbit was found * Name of finder * Date and time it was seized * Relevant signatures

Answer 63

It is an electronic document which forms the master record of every exhibit obtained during an investigation. The OC Exhibits is responsible for entering information from each Scene exhibit schedule onto register, To protect integrity of register only the OC exhibits and typist should have password access to make alterations to it although every member should be able to view it.

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