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Evidence Guide: POLGEN031 - Conduct an initial investigation

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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POLGEN031 - Conduct an initial investigation

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Manage incident scene

  1. Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required
  2. Secure scene and evidence to facilitate investigation
  3. Communicate resource requirements to internal and external stakeholders
  4. Identify potential witnesses and persons of interest to support the investigation
  5. Identify details of the scene for recording purposes
Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure scene and evidence to facilitate investigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate resource requirements to internal and external stakeholders

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify potential witnesses and persons of interest to support the investigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify details of the scene for recording purposes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manage exhibits

  1. Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity
  2. Adhere to continuity of evidence principles to preserve the evidentiary value of exhibits
  3. Assess exhibits to determine whether further forensic analysis is required
  4. Use evidentiary recording and collection equipment to manage and store exhibits
Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adhere to continuity of evidence principles to preserve the evidentiary value of exhibits

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess exhibits to determine whether further forensic analysis is required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use evidentiary recording and collection equipment to manage and store exhibits

Completed
Date:

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Complete searches

  1. Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public
  2. Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints
  3. Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner
  4. Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required
Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess situation to determine whether an investigation is required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure scene and evidence to facilitate investigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate resource requirements to internal and external stakeholders

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify potential witnesses and persons of interest to support the investigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify details of the scene for recording purposes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather information and evidence

  1. Identify information that may be relevant to the investigation
Identify information that may be relevant to the investigation

Completed
Date:

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Collect information in an ethical and professional manner

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect potential evidence for recording and investigation purposes

Completed
Date:

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Assess information and evidence

  1. Determine relevance of information to investigation
Determine relevance of information to investigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate information and evidence to determine whether an offence has been committed

  1. Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity
Handle exhibits to minimise contamination and maintain integrity

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adhere to continuity of evidence principles to preserve the evidentiary value of exhibits

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess exhibits to determine whether further forensic analysis is required

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use evidentiary recording and collection equipment to manage and store exhibits

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interview victims and witnesses

  1. Develop an initial interview plan to obtain information and support investigation
Develop an initial interview plan to obtain information and support investigation

Completed
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Assess welfare of victims/witness for referral purposes

Completed
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Take statements from victims/witness

Completed
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Review statements with victims/witness to ensure details and chronology have been accurately recorded

Completed
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Assess statements to identify potential avenues of further inquiry within the investigation

Completed
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Conduct an interviewwith persons of interest

  1. Manage interview process in accordance with custody requirements
Manage interview process in accordance with custody requirements

Completed
Date:

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Plan interview in accordance with investigative requirements

Completed
Date:

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Explain the interview process to person of interest to provide a caution and an understanding of legal rights

Completed
Date:

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Use investigative interviewing techniques to identify and collect relevant information

Completed
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Assess further options for judicial processes, taking into account the nature of the offence and evidence collected

  1. Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public
Assess risk to protect safety of self, colleagues and public

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge
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.