Strategic Awareness Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is Our Vision?
To be the safest country
What is Our Mission?
To prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing
What is Our Purpose?
To ensure everybody can be safe, feel safe
What are our functions?
8
Keep the peace Maintain public safety Law enforcement Crime prevention Community support and reassurance National security Policing activities outside NZ Emergency Management
What is our operating model?
Prevention first
What are our priorities? (3)
Be first - then do
Deliver the services New Zealanders expect and deserve
Focused prevention through partnerships
What are our goals? (3)
Safe homes
Safe roads
Safe communities
What is Te Huringa o te tai?
Set within prevention first, focuses on
Our people
Initiatives
Partnerships
What environment should our leaders create?
One where everyone can thrive
A culture where people can feel safe
Our culture should be based on…
Collective values,
Reflected in decisions and actions
What three services to the public are underpinned by the Deployment Model?
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.
Wha is the aim of the Deployment Model?
To ensure equal emphasis is given to dealing urgently with prolific and priority offenders (and to preventing, responding to and investigating and resolving crime).
What are the six drivers of demand?
Families Youth Alcohol Roads Organised Crime Mental Health
Name the five frameworks of PHPF
Strategy Culture Leadership Capability Performance Management
List our core values:
Professionalism Respect Integrity Commitment to Maori and Treaty Empathy Valuing Diversity
Name the six principles of the Policing Act 2008
(Edited):
Principled; effective; efficient policing are the cornerstone of a free democratic society
Relies on public trust and confidence
Provided under national framework
Provided in a manner respects human rights
Independent and Impartial
Police act ethically and integrity, professionalism
How is “Rule of Law” described in McDowell and Webb 2002?
“Defines the relationship of the Govt to its people: that people should be governed by law and free from arbitrary government”
Section 9 Policing Act states our functions - which are the same as those listed as our functions in our strategy. What are they?
1: Keep the Peace
2: Maintain Public Safety
3: Law Enforcement
4: Crime Prevention
5: Community Support and reassurance
6: National Security
7: Emergency Management
Policing Act S30 States “Police employees must obey…?”
1: a/ GI’s
b/ Commissioners circulars
c/ Any applicable orders
2/ The lawful commands of a supervisor.
In the absence of a supervisor, who has authority?
Next in level of position or in the case of equality - longest serving police employee.
Does a Minister of the Crown have authority to have a police employee carry out any function?
No. S30 (4)
What gives police lawful authority to act in a higher role?
S63 Policing Act, requires you to be specifically authorised (s63(1)(b)
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)
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)
Te Huringa o Te Tai will be the driving force behind police achieving what
25% reduction in reoffending by Maori
90% of People having Trust and Confidence in Police
