ACRA

Question 1

Define an ACRA incident

Answer 1

• Child below the age of criminal responsibility
• Causes or risks causing…
• Significant or serious physical, psychological or sexual harm or damage to another person

Significant harm - injury results in suffering and or impairment to health and development

Serious harm - violent or life threatening - injury recovery difficult or impossible

Question 2

ACRA Powers - Section 28, 74, 75

Answer 2

Removal to a place of safety from public or private place - for up to 24hours

• child behaved or likely to in a way causing or risks causing significant harm to ANOTHER person
• necessary TO REMOVE CHILD to prevent above

Section 74

Use of force to remove child

Section 75

Obstruction

Question 3

Place of Safety

Answer 3

Dwelling

Residential

Community Home

Hospital

Other

Police

Question 4

Urgent Questioning

Answer 4

• Authorised by Superintendent
• if child behaved in a violent and dangerous way that has caused or risked causing serious physical harm to another
• RISK TO LOSS OF LIFE IF NOT QUESTIONED

Question 5

Criminal Justice Language - ACRA

Answer 5

• Refer to child by name
• No accused, suspect, arrest and charge
• harmful behaviour and behaviour causing harm

Question 6

ACRA Key points

Answer 6

• No SPR
• iVPD - child concern not youth offending
• only if inspector gives authority bring to police station