PPP112 BEN

• Plan and preperation
• Engage and explain
• Account
• Closure
• Evaluation

• State the problem, - What crime has been commited
• Form hypothesis - Educated guess towards what has happened..
• Collected data - Physical, Original and documental evidence
• Interpret data - Test against hypthosis, alter hypothesis as neccessary
• Collect additional data - If supports hypothesis, collect further supporting data
• Draw a conclusion - Create a theory

To prevent and detect crime

A compilation of physical, original and documentary evidence used in court

Inculpatory tends to support the prosecutions case where as exculpatory tend to disprove "negate" a conclusion you have reached

Critical thinking is examining all available information without bias, determining meanings and identifying links, reliability, what further information is needed and conclusions

• Assess hazards to self and others
• Check for signs of life
• Render first aid
• Determine nature and size of crime scene
• Determine an entry point for the crime scene you believe was not used by any suspect
• Remove all people from crime scene through that entry point recording particulars

• Primary scene - Area within the immediate vicinity of the occurence where there is evidence to be collected
• Secondary scene - May not be in the immidiant vacinity of the occurance but may still afford evidence linking the offenders with the offence.

Provides power to establish a crime scene on premises, provided they are there lawfully and whilst there to exercise crime scene powers and to stay on premises for those purposes

• When a crime scene can be established -
• An offence committed in connection with a traffic accident that has resulted in a death or significant injury is being or was or may have been committed on the premises
• A S.I.O is being or was or may have been committed on the premises
• There may be in or on the premises evidence of the commission of a serious indictable offence that may have been committed elsewhere

A crime scene may be established for an act committed outside of NSW if the act would constitute a serious indictable offence in NSW

• How a crime scene may be established
• Any way that is reasonably appropraite
• As soon as reasonably appropriate, give public notice
• Cannot establish a crime scene more then once in 24h period without a warrant

What police are able to do at a crime scene

• Functions a police officer is pemitted to exercise on a a crime scene -
• Power to seize and detain anything on a crime scene

• Record (Names, addressess, occupations, contact numbers, agre, DOB, D/L number etc)
• Seperated (Avoid contamination of recollection)
• Detain (Where possible and with consent)

• Search
• Seperated
• Secured (Whether arrested or not, must be removed from crime scene)

• Sensory memory - A memory is stimulated from senses, (See something, smell something etc, may remind you of a memory)
• Short term - a memory that is temporary and only stored in the brain short term
• Long term - Storage of information for a long period of time 

Notes taken at the time or close to the time of incident, in chronological order

• Courtesy, compassion and respect
• Protection from contact with accused
• Access to services
• Information about investigation of the crime
• Return property to victim
• Protection of identity  

• Ask open ended questions
• Comprehensive note taking
• Active listening 

• Free Recall (ask an open question, listen first time, on second time ask them to slow down and take notes)
• Sketch
• Probing questions (Developed timeline, broken down the free recall into sections, asking questions relevent to each question)
• Descriptions (Age gender, race, hieght, build - head to toe, descriptions of objects)
• ADVOKATE - (See below)
• Amount of time under observation?>
• Distance from when observing
• Visibility?
• Obstructions to line of sight?
• Known or seen before?
• Any reason to notice?
• Time since observations?
• Error or discrepancies?