Everything ADPP
What are the qualities and attributes of an effective police officer? - Answer- Keeps the peace,
Enforce the law,
Gather evidence,
Stops crime and protects life and property, Problem solving,
Decision making,
Integrity,
Impartiality,
Assertiveness,
Building rapport,
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Everything ADPP
What are the qualities and attributes of an effective police officer? - Answer- Keeps
the peace,
Enforce the law,
Gather evidence,
Stops crime and protects life and property, Problem solving,
Decision making,
Integrity,
Impartiality,
Assertiveness,
Building rapport,
Active listening,
Resilience
What is the problem solving process? - Answer- PROBLEM >
KNOWLEDGE (Emotions, Skills, Using thought) > RESPONSE
And now STRESS impacts on decision making
What is the STOPAR acronym? - Answer- STOP >
THINK >
OBSERVE >
PLAN >
ACT >
REVIEW
What is the POLICE acronym? - Answer- Policy and Procedure,
Officer Safety,
Legislation,
Investigation,
Customer Service and Communication,
Ethical Leadership.
What is the historical role of policing? - Answer- Keeping the peace
Enforcing the law
Impartiality
Prevent crime
Detect offenses
Public peace and order
Protection of citizens' rights
Response to emergencies - criminal or not
How do police keep the peace? PPUMP. - Answer- Protecting life and property
Preventing and detecting crime
Uphold and enforce the law
Maintaining order
Providing social services
,What does keeping the peace actually mean? What is the mission and functions of
NSWPF? - Answer- MISSION: The mission of the NSWPF is to work with the
community to reduce violence, crime and fear.
What does Statement of Values provide? - Answer- Provides more details on
guidance on how to fulfill the role of a police officer.
Police officers must embrace and act in accordance with these values, rather than
their own values.
What is the Code of Conduct and Ethics used for? - Answer- Provides greater detail
and clearer guidelines on the conduct required of police in order to support the
statement of values of the NSWPF and Oath of Office.
Helps with what to do and how to do it at ground level.
Assists the professionalism and pride in police work.
What is the Oath of Office used for? - Answer- A legally binding vow that enables
original authority and discretion.
It provides guidance on what to do and how to do it at a high level.
It requires police to keep the peace, impartially to the best of their ability, faithfully
and according to law.
Define Original Authority. - Answer- A constable is appointed at Common Law, i.e.
by the people of NSW, and NOT the government, the Commissioner of Police etc.
This Common Law appointment confers a large degree of autonomy on the
constable to carry out his/her duties of office as he/she sees fit, though these actions
remain accountable (can be described as an independent exercise of professional
judgement based on the circumstances involved in the incident). There is no
master/servant relationship between a constable and his/her employer, even though
the NSW Police Force is a rank structured organisation
How do police keep the peace? - Answer- Preventing and detecting crime
Providing social services (Police services)
Uphold and enforce the law
Maintaining order
Protecting life and property
How do police policies and guidelines affect the way police keep the peace? -
Answer- Statement of values.
Role mission and functions.
Code of Conduct.
What are examples of laws that protect the rights of community members? - Answer-
Right to life (Article 3) - offence of murder
Right to social order (Article 28) - offensive conduct
Right to liberty (Article 3) - offence kidnapping
What are examples of how police might deal with people who breach the rights of
others? - Answer- Maintain order by issuing move along direction.
Protecting the right of life by arresting someone threatening others with weapons.
, Protecting the right of children by removing them from the risk of domestic violence,
when covered by the relevant legislation.
When police can justify breaching the human rights of individuals - Answer- Arrest
(Article 3) - Violation of liberty
Using deadly force (Article 3) - Violation to right of life
Surveillance and searching (Article 12) - Violation of right to privacy
Move along direction (Article 13) - Violation to right of freedom
When police can never justifiably breach the human rights of individuals - Answer-
Article 5 - Ban on torture and cruel and degrading treatment of punishment
Article 9 - Ban on arbitrary arrest and detention
Article 10 - Right to a fair trial
Article 11 - Presumption of innocence
Article 12 - Ban on arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home or
correspondence, no attacks on honour or reputation.
What is meant by the term stereotyping? - Answer- -Stereotyping is placing people
into groups and making judgments based on membership of that group.
-A categorised belief based on culture/gender/race etc.
What is meant by the term prejudice? - Answer- -Prejudice is pre-judging people
without actual knowledge.
-Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
What is a definition of culture? - Answer- One answer would be a pattern of shared
beliefs and value systems that influence thought and behaviour. Another could
simply be the way a particular group of people does things.
What is a definition of social inequality? - Answer- Social inequality is where one
individual, group or community has access to a wider range of opportunities or
possible outcomes within society than another.
What are some of the potential problems police may face when dealing with people
from a different cultural or a lower socioeconomic background? - Answer- How their
own biases and prejudices may affect the way they perform their role.
What processes are in place to ensure police keep the peace, without allowing bias
to affect their decision-making? - Answer- NSW Police Force policies, procedures
and legislation allow police to keep the peace and make decisions in keeping the
peace. Training in critical thinking also encourages police to become aware of their
own culture and their own biases.
Why do you think the Law allows police to exercise discretion? - Answer- The Law
allows police to exercise discretion because:
It seeks to uphold the spirit, not just the letter, of the Law.
Laws cannot cover every situation and still remain workable.
The community, as a whole, does not always want the law enforced.
A law breaker's intent is not always deliberate or evil.
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