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Evidence Guide: PSPINV002 - Conduct an 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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PSPINV002 - Conduct an investigation

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

Locate and record information sources

  1. Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.
  2. Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.
  3. Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.
  4. Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.
  5. Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.
  6. Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.
Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and manage information and exhibits

  1. Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.
  2. Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.
  3. Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.
  4. Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.
Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review and adjust investigation process

  1. Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.
  2. Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.
  3. Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.
Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locate and record information sources

  1. Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.
  2. Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.
  3. Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.
  4. Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.
  5. Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.
  6. Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.
Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and manage information and exhibits

  1. Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.
  2. Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.
  3. Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.
  4. Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.
Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review and adjust investigation process

  1. Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.
  2. Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.
  3. Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.
Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Locate and record information sources

1.1 Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.

1.2 Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.

1.3 Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.

1.4 Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.

1.5 Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.

1.6 Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.

2. Collect and manage information and exhibits

2.1 Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.

2.2 Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.

2.3 Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.

2.4 Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.

3. Review and adjust investigation process

3.1 Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.

3.2 Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.

3.3 Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Locate and record information sources

1.1 Identify subjects and suspects involved in the matter under investigation and record details.

1.2 Obtain or verify authority to search, involving other organisations where necessary.

1.3 Collect and analyse information relevant to the investigation.

1.4 Identify and locate persons relevant to the investigation and eliminate persons who are not.

1.5 Access expert skills and knowledge when necessary to further assist staff in areas where they cannot, or are not authorised, to act.

1.6 Anticipate likely defences and include evidence to counter these.

2. Collect and manage information and exhibits

2.1 Collect, label, record and preserve identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings.

2.2 Identify, secure and manage evidence from incoming information.

2.3 Maintain continuity, security and integrity of exhibits.

2.4 Handle, record, store and dispose of exhibits.

3. Review and adjust investigation process

3.1 Monitor and review evidence collection to address gaps and inadequacies.

3.2 Conduct briefings and debriefings of all relevant personnel.

3.3 Conduct investigation with sufficient flexibility to allow for contingencies, modify process of investigation and implement solutions where practicable.

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 two occasions.

organising and problem-solving

liaising and negotiating

communicating with people from diverse backgrounds

making comparisons and exercising judgment about facts in written materials

writing reports using formal structures and language

collecting, labelling, recording and preserving identified and/or corroboratory evidence for later use in proceedings according to exhibit management principles, continuity of possession, legislation and standards

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.

rules of evidence and legislation relevant to the jurisdiction

legislation dealing with offence/s under investigation

document management systems

exhibit management principles

organisational policies, guidelines and regulations

equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles

legal and ethical considerations in investigations which involve juveniles and indigenous people