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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage incident scene
   • Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required
   • Secure scene and evidence to facilitate investigation
   • Communicate resource requirements to internal and external stakeholders
   • Identify potential witnesses and persons of interest to support the investigation
   • Identify details of the scene for recording purposes
2. Manage exhibits
   • Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity
   • Adhere to continuity of evidence principles to preserve the evidentiary value of exhibits
   • Assess exhibits to determine whether further forensic analysis is required
   • Use evidentiary recording and collection equipment to manage and store exhibits
3. Complete searches
   • Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public
   • Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints
   • Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner
   • Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required
4. Secure scene and evidence to facilitate investigation
5. Communicate resource requirements to internal and external stakeholders
6. Identify potential witnesses and persons of interest to support the investigation
7. Identify details of the scene for recording purposes
8. Gather information and evidence
   • Identify information that may be relevant to the investigation
9. Collect information in an ethical and professional manner
10. Collect potential evidence for recording and investigation purposes
11. Assess information and evidence
    • Determine relevance of information to investigation
12. Evaluate information and evidence to determine whether an offence has been committed
    • Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity
13. Adhere to continuity of evidence principles to preserve the evidentiary value of exhibits
14. Assess exhibits to determine whether further forensic analysis is required
15. Use evidentiary recording and collection equipment to manage and store exhibits
16. Interview victims and witnesses
    • Develop an initial interview plan to obtain information and support investigation
17. Assess welfare of victims/witness for referral purposes
18. Take statements from victims/witness
19. Review statements with victims/witness to ensure details and chronology have been accurately recorded
20. Assess statements to identify potential avenues of further inquiry within the investigation
21. Conduct an interviewwith persons of interest
    • Manage interview process in accordance with custody requirements
22. Plan interview in accordance with investigative requirements
23. Explain the interview process to person of interest to provide a caution and an understanding of legal rights
24. Use investigative interviewing techniques to identify and collect relevant information
25. Assess further options for judicial processes, taking into account the nature of the offence and evidence collected
    • Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public
26. Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints
27. Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the POL Police Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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