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The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Investigations may include	multi-disciplinary approaches and may have criminal and/or coronial purposes
Unforeseen events may include	withdrawal/reduction of allocated resources critical evidence
Resources may include	human, physical and financial and may include other agencies, such as: other police organisations National Crime Authority Criminal Justice Commissions other government departments/agencies non-government agencies such as financial institutions and insurance companies
All relevant personnel may include	team members, investigation supervisors sources of information may include: witnesses/victims/informants, suspects internal/external agencies surveillance provided by self or from other legitimate sources
Information may be utilised in relation to	task allocation information analysis identification of data collection plans linking of information
Exhibits may include	the individual items of evidence that could be presented to a court and may be required for viewing by: judicial officers prosecutors defence counsel expert and non-expert witnesses for audit purposes
Seize incorporates	the lawful procedures that permit seizure of property/goods including the procurement and execution of relevant warrants
Processing of exhibits may include	forensic examination such as document examination photography, finger prints technical services presentation in court viewing by the prosecutor and the defence
Avenues of inquiry need to consider	financial practicalities physical human and legal constraints
Investigation techniques may include	using other sources of information such as media doorknocks forensic examination/analysis informants/informers listening devices and other covert surveillance techniques search and search warrants computer interrogation/data retrieval
Suspect identification methods may include	line-ups photographs fingerprints witnesses body samples (blood, hair, skin, fluids, cell scrapings, etc) handwriting analysis admissions/confessions circumstantial evidence modus operandi (MO)
Methods to establish last known movements may include	direct evidence from witnesses reconstructions analysis of physical evidence database inquiries time and movement analysis analysis of known habits
Sources from which to compile antecedents may include	collection of evidence from witnesses financial profiles police databases public databases, backgrounds of family/friends forensic/medical reports employment history
Persons may include	suspects informants witnesses juveniles people with disabilities people from different cultural backgrounds
Subjects may include	vehicles premises vessels
Operational plan may be	formal Informal documented
Other agencies may include	Interpol other police organisations government departments charities financial institutions hospitals forensic agencies crime stoppers neighbourhood watch defence forces Australian Securities Commission Trade Practices Commission law society legal practitioners complaints committee Australian Taxation Office
Profiles may include	simple or detailed formal or informal victims offenders witnesses financial and industrial organisations
Profiles may include	physical description list of family and friends criminal antecedents, list of assets details of any debtors/creditors sexual identify sexuality sexual partners details of siblings race/ethnicity, vehicles, employment details qualifications, skills affiliations
Actions taken may include	investigation techniques arrest summons caution closing report coronial reports forfeiture of assets
Briefing/debriefings may be	formal or informal written or verbal
Recommendations could include	changes to law policy and procedures of both internal and external agencies
Persons relevant to the investigation may include	victims (individuals and/or companies) complainant next-of-kin neighbours legal representatives coroners police pathologists Immigration Department embassies Defence forces
Rights may include	caution legal representation interpreter silence notification of family/friends opportunity to make a written statement audiotape or videotape independent adult present (for juveniles) support person present (for indigenous peoples, intellectually disabled) being treated with dignity and respect during searches examinations

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