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Question 1

When should OC Body strip the body of clothing etc

Answer 1

At the post mortem, after photographer has taken pictures

Question 2

OC area canvass submit report – what matters should it contain

Answer 2

• Summary of all actions taken
• Any significant findings highlighted
• Attention drawn to any action that has been undertaken which was outside of the original phase strategy

Question 3

Four matter to cover from OC suspects in briefing team

Answer 3

• • the circumstances of the offence including an analysis of the scene and witness evidence available
• • the full details of all persons of interest and any suspect, where the identity of
• suspects are known
• • details of any descriptions of the suspect provided by witnesses (a schedule of
• descriptions may be prepared to assist)
• • whether any particular modus operandi/crime signatures have been identified.

Question 4

What does 10(4) of disclosure act ?

Answer 4

Disclosure may be supplied in whatever form, including electronically, that the person disclosing the information holds it in at the time of the request
PROVIDED THAT
This will be readily accessible to the defendant

Question 5

• 7. 4 benefits of applying appreciation technique

Answer 5

• Manages risk
• Reduces uncertainty
• Eliminates duplication
• Ensures nothing is overlooked
• Effective use of resources.

Question 6

Requirements file manager ensure are completed when setting up investigation headquarters/ initial actions

Answer 6

• read the Disclosure Managers desk file
• access the current Serious Crime Template downloaded to the local district shared drive, for use during the investigation
• report to the 2IC to receive a briefing, tasking, establishing what information is and is not discoverable, and ongoing supervision.

Question 7

Why is it important for the OC Exhibits to develop a forensic strategy for exam of exhibits

Answer 7

Allows the OC exhibits to prioritise tasks in line with the direction of the investigation.

Question 8

Action police take when body disturbed at scene

Answer 8

• Do not attempt to restore the scene to its original unchanged condition.
• Make enquiries to enable the original unchanged scene to be subsequently reconstructed and photographed, if required.

Question 9

What matter OC Cancass record in a detailed master record

Answer 9

The OC canvass should record on:

• All addresses visited
• Persons spoken to
• Important info gathered
• Any additional areas of investigation that have come out of the canvass and should be brought to the attention of OC/2IC

Question 10

A VIS should be no older than ______ at the time of sentencing

Answer 10

28 days

Question 11

Who are trained to assist police by taking victim impact statements from surviving family members?

Answer 11

Homicide trained victim support volunteers

Question 12

Initial police arrive at stabling victim serious anticipated to die- verbal statement obtained. Under S18(1)(a) E.A 2006 how can police satisfy statement is admissible.

Answer 12

Hearsay statement: The court must be satisfied that both the content of the statement and the person who made it are reliable

Question 13

Describe 4 methods of identifying body when body decomposed

Answer 13

• Fingerprints
• DNA profiling
• Dental records
• Eye exam records

Question 14

Scene witnesses proximate to events evidence transferred etc. What action interviewing police take prior to interview and then state types of physical evidence that may be present

Answer 14

A plan must be prepared to preserve and recover all available physical evidence from the witness 
Such as 
Fibres 
Body fluids 
Glass 
Other material 

• Immediate DNA swabs of any areas of the witness that the suspect may have touched.
• Immediate DNA swabs of any blood present on the witness.
• Immediate swabs of any other relevant stains present on the witness.
• Forensic medical examination, i.e. fingernail scrapings, hair combing etc.
• Seizure of clothing and footwear.
• Seizure of any items of property touched by the suspect.

Question 15

Action of OC exhibit take when are further enquiries

Answer 15

Highlight to 2IC so that follow up enquiries can be initiated

Question 16

Explain common approach path

Answer 16

One route that everyone uses, using a path which avoids any route possibly taken to and from the scene by the suspect

Question 17

When Crown solicitor directs police to interview alibi witness – actions police take

Answer 17

• make enquiries of people other than the persons whose particulars have been supplied to confirm or rebut evidence in support of the alibi
• complete enquiries to establish where the suspect was at the time of the offence, who they were with and what they were doing
• wherever possible, corroboration of the alibi provided by the suspect should be sought from forensic or other sources that are independent of the suspect.

Question 18

• 24. In serious crime, dr may examine suspect- apart from noting injuries and taking samples, what else can dr report on.

Answer 18

take samples identified as necessary by the OC Investigation using a specialist Medical Examination Kit, including:
o blood
o saliva
o head hair
o pubic and body hair, if relevant
o fingernail scrapings
o swabs of the suspect’s hands or other relevant areas

Question 19

• 25. Describe chain of custody and state the purpose

Answer 19

The chain of custody includes every individual who has had custody of an exhibit,

from the time it was first discovered

until the time it is produced in Court. It is used to demonstrate the integrity, and therefore admissibility, of exhibits.

Question 20

• 26. 3 categories of a victims medical status

Answer 20

• Alive and uninjured
• Alive but injured
• Shows no signs of life

Question 21

• 28. Why important in some cases conduct area canvass at same time as offence

Answer 21

To capture people who regularly pass through that area at that time of day e.g. a homicide of a person in a park in the early hours of the morning

Question 22

• 29. 2 reasons why important to do risk assessment relating to witness of serious offence.

Answer 22

To establish the extent to which a witness may be at risk of intimidation and/ or physical harm