Strategic Awareness Flashcards

1
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What is Our Vision?

A

To be the safest country

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2
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What is Our Mission?

B. What is the first Peelian Principle?

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To prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing

B. The basic mission for which Police exist is to prevent crime and disorder

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3
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What is Our Purpose?

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To ensure everybody can be safe, feel safe

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4
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What are our functions?

8

A
Keep the peace
Maintain public safety 
Law enforcement 
Crime prevention 
Community support and reassurance 
National security
Policing activities outside NZ
Emergency Management
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5
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What is our operating model?

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Prevention first

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6
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What are our priorities? (3)

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Be first - then do
Deliver the services New Zealanders expect and deserve
Focused prevention through partnerships

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7
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What are our goals? (3)

A

Safe homes
Safe roads
Safe communities

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8
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What is Te Huringa o te tai?

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“Turning of the Tide”
Set within prevention first, focuses on 3 pou:
Our people and mindset
Effective Initiatives and improved practice
Effective Partnerships

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9
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What is the top priority for Our People

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The safety and wellbeing of our staff and to feel valued and a sense of ownership over the direction we are heading

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10
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What environment should our leaders create?

A

One where everyone can thrive

A culture where people can feel safe

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Our culture should be based on…

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Collective values,

Reflected in decisions and actions

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12
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Prevention First. What are our key outcomes?

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Prevent crime and victimisation
Target and catch offenders
Deliver a more responsive police service.

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13
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Prevention first puts people at the centre. What are the three core components of the prevention model?

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Deploy to beat demand
Target the drivers of demand
Mindset- taking opportunity to prevent harm

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Describe how we create effective partnerships.

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Build strong relationships of trust and confidence in each other with iwi Maori, communities and partner agencies

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15
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Our deployment model requires what three services to be delivered?

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  1. Act with urgency against repeat and priority offenders.
  2. Support and assistance to repeat victims.
  3. Maximum resources to location suffering disproportionate levels of crime
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16
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What is the aim of the Deployment Model?

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To ensure equal emphasis is given to dealing urgently with prolific and priority offenders (and to preventing, responding to and investigating and resolving crime).

17
Q

Name the six drivers of demand

A
Families
Youth 
Alcohol
Roads
Organised crime and Drugs
Mental health
18
Q

Which one Driver of demand contributes significantly to all others?

A

Alcohol

19
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What three services to the public are underpinned by the Deployment Model?

A

1: Act with urgency against repeat offenders
2: Provide Support to those repeatedly victimised
3: Maximise resources to locations that repeatedly suffer disproportionate levels of crime.

20
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how will we deliver on our mindset ‘taking every opportunity to prevent harm’ (7)

A
  1. demonstrate values and code of conduct in every interaction
  2. proactive, consistent service to Victims & offenders by always using risk assessment process. (Victim history score).
  3. Build relationships of trust to improve information sharing with partners and communities
  4. focus on victims needs in order to respond quickly and considerately
  5. Create Victim Intervention Plans (VIP)
  6. Use agreed offender management approach (supporting those who want to make a positive change and enabling support services needed for them to desist from offending. Keeping low level offenders out of the justice system)
  7. Make very team member know their work contributes to organisational goals.
21
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Describe the 3 pou in Te Huringa o Te Tai

A
  1. Our people and mindset - through PHPF to deliver better outcomes for Maori
  2. Effective Initiatives and Improved practice - Evidence based approach to concentrate on programs that have or have potential to prove successful for Maori. Maori lead initiatives
  3. Effective partnerships - Acknowledge Maori as Treaty Partners not stakeholders.
22
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Name the five frameworks of PHPF

A

STRATEGY - clarifying purpose, SPT becomes performance agreement,
CULTURE - Culture assessments reviewing actions against any agreed. Shift mindset away from prescriptive base culture to principle based
LEADERSHIP - equip with tools to help us deliver on our purpose in Police
CAPABILITY - Equipping us with tools to perform to our potential
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT - Meaningful conversations about performance. People focused approach

23
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List and explain our core values:

A

Professionalism - look part be the part
Respect - treat others as they would want to be treated
Integrity - Actions say it all
Commitment to Maori and Treaty - Stand together
Empathy - walk in their shoes
Valuing Diversity - many views, one purpose

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Name the six principles of the Policing Act 2008

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  1. Principled, effective, efficient policing are the cornerstone of a free democratic society
  2. Relies on public support and confidence
  3. National framework, but also with local community focus
  4. Provided in a manner respects human rights
  5. Independent and Impartial
  6. Police act professionally, ethically and with integrity
25
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How is “Rule of Law” described in McDowell and Webb 2002?

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“Defines the relationship of the Govt to its people: that people should be governed by law and free from arbitrary government”

26
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Section 9 Policing Act states our functions - which are the same as those listed as our functions in our strategy. What are they? (8)

A

1: Keep the Peace
2: Maintain Public Safety
3: Law Enforcement
4: Crime Prevention
5: Community Support and reassurance
6: National Security
7: Activities O/S NZ
8: Emergency Management

27
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What does S20 say about Police employees behaviour

A
  1. Commissioner to prescribe code of Conduct.

2. Police to conduct selves in accordance with Code of Conduct

28
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Policing Act S30 States “Police employees must obey…?”

A

1: a/ GI’s
b/ Commissioners circulars
c/ Any applicable orders
2/ The lawful commands of a supervisor.

29
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In the absence of a supervisor, who has authority?

A

Next in level of position or in the case of equality - longest serving police employee.

30
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Does a Minister of the Crown have authority to have a police employee carry out any function?

A

No. S30 (4)

31
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What gives police lawful authority to act in a higher role?

A

S63 Policing Act, requires you to be specifically authorised (s63(1)(b)

32
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Give three examples of when somebody in an “acting” role (holding higher position) would require formal approval in writing from the Commissioner (s63 Policing Act approval)

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1: Senior Sergeant signing a joint certificate for detention of a YP in police Custody over 24 hours.
2: S72 Arms Act “From time to time in writing by his (Commissioners) hand delegate members to to level of Inspector…any of his powers under this Act.”
3: PSO issuing- “Qualified Constable”…a Sgt or above. Acting Sgt would not be qualified if not formally approved S63(1)(a)