Session 1 Flashcards
(167 cards)
Caution
I am going to ask you some questions in relation to… You do not have to say or do anything if you do not want to. Do you understand that? I/We will record what you say or do. I/We can use this recording in court. Do you understand
Endorsement
This statement made by me accurately sets out the evidence that I would be prepared, if necessary, to give in court as a witness. The statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that, if it is tendered in evidence, I will be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything that I know to be false or do not believe to be true
99 Lepra
99 LEPRA is the most common arrest power used by police
• The official caution is something we say to suspects when we arrest and/or question them to make what they say admissible.
What does ANZPAA stand for?
Australian New Zealand policing advisory agency
What is the definition of policing?
The maintenance of law and order by a police force
3 components needed in order for a crime to occur?
Victim
Offender
Location
Strategies to prevent crime
Education strategies
Media campaigns
High visibility policing
Environmental design influence
Three approaches the NSWPF take to maintain “law and order”
Prevention of crime
Disruption of crime
Response to crime
Sir Robert Peel’s second principle states:
“The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of their existence, actions and behaviour, and the ability of police to secure and maintain public respect.” What does this mean?
The job of policing is easier with public approval
According to Peel’s ‘Nine Principles of Law Enforcement’, what is the basic mission for which police exist?
Prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to the repression of crime
and disorder by military force and severity of legal punishment
What is the Doctrine of Precedent?
The doctrine that binds the lower courts to follow decisions of higher courts
that are within the same court hierarchy
With reference to the ANZPAA police officer quality ‘Leadership’, NSW Police Force officers should possess which of the following capabilities?
Show initiative and drive
Which of the following statements is most appropriate in relation to the meaning of case law?
Any reported decision made by a court
Which of the following types of sections is NOT found in legislation?
Offence creating section
What information does ANZPAA education and training guidelines for practice level police officer provide?
The qualities police should aspire to
Sir Robert Peel’s third principle states:
“The police must secure and maintain the willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain public respect.”
How is this principle best summarised?
The job of policing is easier if the public willingly observes the law
What is a crime?
A basic definition of crime is behaviour defined and sanctioned by criminal law, subject to specified penalties, imposed by a politically authorised state (Henry, 2013; 2019).
Barriers to communication in policing can include which of the following types of barriers?
Organisational, linguistic, and physical
What does Section 231 of LEPRA 2002 provide for?
A police officer or other person who exercises a power to arrest another person
Which of the following is NOT a justification for police to use their firearm?
If you are in danger of being overpowered.
You and your partner are speaking to a 20-year-old male about a property damage offence, and he is argumentative, stating that he has been wrongfully accused. You are using assertive communication skills to manage the situation. Suddenly, the male becomes violent, lashing out at you and your partner with clenched fists. What approach would you now use to control the situation
Situational aggression
What is meant by ‘encoding’ in communication?
Interpreting our thoughts and feelings
Which of the following best describes the meaning of culture?
A pattern of shared beliefs and value systems that influence thought and behaviour
Which of the following is a barrier to listening?
A lack of mutuality