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WJEC Criminology Unit 3 - AC3.1 Examine informationfor validity
Police officers - (answers)are typically the first to arrive at a crime scene. They are
responsible for securing the scene so no evidence is destroyed and detaining
persons of interest in the crime.
Crime scene investigators - (answers)gather and preserve evidence from crime
scenes for use in investigations
Forensic scientists - (answers)Examine, analyse and interpret crime scene evidence
using their specialist knowledge and skills
Forensic pathologists - (answers)specialise in establishing the causes of suspicious
deaths
The Crown prosecution service - (answers)makes the decision about whether to
charge and prosecute a suspect
Police Cost - strength - (answers)Police salaries start at £23,124 rising to £45,000
for an experienced sergeant.
Police Availability - strength - (answers)As at 31 March 2019 there were 103,347
police officers employed in frontline policing roles. (Home office 2019). In 2020
there has been a police recruitment campaign to recruit 20,000 more officers
Police Expertise - strength - (answers)When joining the police force officers must
undertake initial police learning and development programme which takes up to 3
, years to complete and results now in a formal recognised degree level qualification
in policing. Some police can work in special areas which they can become experts
in, EG Drug squad or MIT (Murder investigation teams)
Police Cost - limitation - (answers)Top ranking officers such as experienced chief
superintendents earn up to £89,000.
Police Availability - limitation - (answers)The 103,347 police officers in 2019 was
down by 490 officers compared to the year before. Policing levels have dropped
since austerity measures were introduced in 2010, impacting on availability.
(Home office)
Police Expertise - limitation - (answers)Police training until recently was very
different, depending on which force you were employed by. Only recent time it has
been made more consistentPol
Police case studies - (answers)Stephen Lawrence
Police case studies - (answers)Hillsborough disaster
Police case studies - (answers)Shannon Matthews
Police case studies - (answers)Sarah Everard
Golden Hour - (answers)This is the name given to the period immediately after a
crime has been committed. Officers must act quickly to preserve the scene
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