Elements and Performance Criteria
- 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
- 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
- Complete searches
- 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
- Gather information and evidence
- Collect information in an ethical and professional manner
- Collect potential evidence for recording and investigation purposes
- Assess information and evidence
- Evaluate information and evidence to determine whether an offence has been committed
- 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
- Interview victims and witnesses
- Assess welfare of victims/witness for referral purposes
- Take statements from victims/witness
- Review statements with victims/witness to ensure details and chronology have been accurately recorded
- Assess statements to identify potential avenues of further inquiry within the investigation
- Conduct an interviewwith persons of interest
- Plan interview in accordance with investigative requirements
- Explain the interview process to person of interest to provide a caution and an understanding of legal rights
- Use investigative interviewing techniques to identify and collect relevant information
- Assess further options for judicial processes, taking into account the nature of the offence and evidence collected
- Plan search according to legislative requirements and resource constraints
- Conduct search of person, vehicle or place in a safe and lawful manner