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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess incident scenes
   • Identify scenes for investigation purposes.
   • Evaluate scenes to determine actions required for preservation of life, property and evidence.
   • Define scenes to determine investigative approach and establish resource requirements.
   • Identify risks affecting scenes to address safety concerns and preservation of evidence.
2. Control incident scenes
   • Secure boundaries of scenes to prevent contamination of prospective evidence/exhibits.
   • Manage risks affecting scenes to preserve safety of self, colleagues and public.
   • Control suspects to facilitate further investigation.
   • Control persons at scenes to safeguard their welfare and prevent contamination of scenes.
   • Coordinate stakeholders to manage scenes.
   • Record activities at scenes to support investigation.
   • Preserve potential evidence/exhibits to prevent contamination.
3. Coordinate incident scene investigations
   • Formulate informal/formal plans to select methods and resources for processing scenes.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to contain scenes and identify roles and responsibilities.
   • Coordinate stakeholders to process and rehabilitate incident scenes.
   • Identify persons relevant to scenes and initial investigation.
   • Interview identified persons to determine possible avenues of inquiry and offences/defences.
   • Assess information collected to initiate investigative action.
   • Conduct briefings in accordance with jurisdictional reporting processes.
   • Refer persons to relevant support agencies for welfare purposes.
4. Manage physical evidence
   • Identify evidence/exhibits at scenes using investigative methods.
   • Process evidence/exhibits to maintain continuity and integrity.
   • Record identified physical evidence for investigative purposes.
   • Seize and secure identified physical evidence to ensure continuity and integrity.
   • Address hazards associated with physical evidence.
   • Examine physical evidence to collect information and identify further investigation requirements.
   • Record handling of physical evidence.
5. Assess incident scenes
   • Identify scenes for investigation purposes.
   • Evaluate scenes to determine actions required for preservation of life, property and evidence.
   • Define scenes to determine investigative approach and establish resource requirements.
   • Identify risks affecting scenes to address safety concerns and preservation of evidence.
6. Control incident scenes
   • Secure boundaries of scenes to prevent contamination of prospective evidence/exhibits.
   • Manage risks affecting scenes to preserve safety of self, colleagues and public.
   • Control suspects to facilitate further investigation.
   • Control persons at scenes to safeguard their welfare and prevent contamination of scenes.
   • Coordinate stakeholders to manage scenes.
   • Record activities at scenes to support investigation.
   • Preserve potential evidence/exhibits to prevent contamination.
7. Coordinate incident scene investigations
   • Formulate informal/formal plans to select methods and resources for processing scenes.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to contain scenes and identify roles and responsibilities.
   • Coordinate stakeholders to process and rehabilitate incident scenes.
   • Identify persons relevant to scenes and initial investigation.
   • Interview identified persons to determine possible avenues of inquiry and offences/defences.
   • Assess information collected to initiate investigative action.
   • Conduct briefings in accordance with jurisdictional reporting processes.
   • Refer persons to relevant support agencies for welfare purposes.
8. Manage physical evidence
   • Identify evidence/exhibits at scenes using investigative methods.
   • Process evidence/exhibits to maintain continuity and integrity.
   • Record identified physical evidence for investigative purposes.
   • Seize and secure identified physical evidence to ensure continuity and integrity.
   • Address hazards associated with physical evidence.
   • Examine physical evidence to collect information and identify further investigation requirements.
   • Record handling of physical evidence.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

defining and securing incident scenes, both primary and secondary

preserving life, property and evidence at incident scene through the identification of risk factors

controlling persons and suspects at incident, including searching, separating and securing them

communicating with and managing witnesses and victims

coordinating stakeholders to manage, process and rehabilitate incident scene

identifying specialist support services required at incident scene

managing information for planning, recording and reporting purposes

applying investigative techniques to collect information and evidence, including investigative interviewing

handling exhibits and preserving continuity of evidence

examining physical evidence, with consideration of work health and safety

referring relevant persons to external services for support and welfare purposes

coordinating the return, disposal and storage of physical evidence

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

organisational and policy context in which incident scenes are managed and investigated

judicial and evidentiary requirements

jurisdictional processes for the collection, preservation and continuity of exhibits

investigation techniques

capabilities, powers and authorities of services external to policing

risk factors associated with incident scenes, both tactical and environmental

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