Alex Fing: A Case Study

Police have the power to investigate crimes, make arrests, interrogate suspects and gather evidence against the accused. Using their powers under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act (2002) (NSW), police arrested Jessica Silva on the day she committed the offence, 13 May 2012 as they had reasonable grounds to suspect she committed the murder. She was shortly charged with the murder of James Polkinghorne. Police then conducted an interrogation which was recorded in an ERISP of an interview with the accused. The offence was most likely reported on the day by the accused or an eyewitness and Silva was immediately taken into custody. This report most likely came from calling the police on the emergency 000 number. The police also used their powers to investigate the crime in order to be sufficient enough to present a case against the accused in court. The gathering of evidence in this case involved the taking of eye witness statements, statements from those involved including Silva, her brother and her father, and taking photos of the crime scene. It is important that this evidence is obtained carefully and not tampered with, otherwise it would be inadmissible. The police have used technology in investigating the crime through the phone tapping of Polkinghorne’s phone, and the seizing of the SMS messages sent between Silva and Polkinghorne prior to the murder. The phone taps were admissible as they were obtained legally with a warrant, despite being for the investigation of a separate offence. The police were allowed to arrest and detain Silva on the 13 May 2012 because they had reasonable grounds that she committed the illegal offence. The police must issue her a caution, stating why they have arrested her and that if she were to say something it could be used in court against her. The interrogation or asking of questions was

In his book that was produced at least seven years ago and sought to look at the criminal justice process, Nicola Padfield

One witness for the prosecution is Officer Bobby Flanegan, a narcotics detective for the Nirvana County

Over the years, the nature of policing has changed and developed drastically. Their role not only entails crime fighting and emergency response, but also social enforcement and social peacekeeping. Bound by a code of ethics, this highly demanding role asks police to remain professional in their dealings with society, and ensure they uphold the law impartially and fairly. When it comes to enforcing the law, it is important to look at the methods and approaches taken by police in order to combat crime, and whether or not they meet current ethical standards. Although this may be the case, it is also important to acknowledge that aspects of police culture such as loyalty, deception and protection of colleagues will ultimately shape the nature of approach to resolving crime, gaining helpful information and protecting fellow officers. Police officers are granted large amounts of discretion within their roles, however, when officers deliberately abuse this amount of discretion and become display misconduct, it becomes challenging to limit discretionary authority of police officers because of the frequent circumstances they encounter where deception may provide highly constructive outcomes. Throughout this essay, methods used by police officers including entrapment, wiretapping and planting of evidence will be assessed for their strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, the ethical standards of these methods and approaches will be assessed as to whether or not they prove as ethically

The purpose of this report is to discuss the matter The Queen V Bayley, which took place on the 29th of September 2012. Adrian bailey (serial rapist) was found guilty on charges of murder and rape, this report will discuss in detail the court proceedings that lead up to the imprisonment of Adrian Bayley and also the events prior to the kidnapping of Jill Meagher. The purpose of this report is to discuss the purpose of law in our society and how it applies to people who commit crimes in our community. As well as the purpose of criminal law in our community.

The way police manage critical incidents is of upmost importance. An incident that is manged well, will raise public confidence in the police, however if the incident is managed poorly it can have devastating effects on the victim and the general public will subsequently lose confidence in the police. ACPO’s definition of a critical incident is as follows “Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family and/or the community” (Constabulary, December 2007) Any police officer can notify an incident as possibly critical, therefore, police officers must always be aware of the potential for any incident to escalate and become critical. A critical incident can include; Suspicious, unexplained deaths, Homicides, Incidents requiring a police firearms response, Vulnerable persons missing from home, Domestic Violence, Crimes involving particularly vulnerable or young victims and hate crimes, which will be our focus. For our essay, we will be critically analysing Leicestershire’s police force’s ‘critical incident’ management of the case of Fiona Pilkington which is a case of anti-social behaviour that deeply affected public confidence. Whenever a critical incident is identified, it must be addressed sharp and efficiently. Reassuring, rebuilding and maintaining the confidence of the victim, their family and community should be fundamental to critical incident management (Thames Valley Police,

On January 25th 1990, Paul Onions a British backpacker, had decided to hitchhike to get work as a fruit picker when he was approached by a man who introduced himself as ‘Bill’. Bill asked Paul many questions about himself and he answered as the man seemed friendly. Yet soon Bill’s behaviour changed as he continued with racism remarks and continually looked at his mirror. They soon stopped near the Belanglo State Forest as Bill needed to grab something from his car when he produced a gun and rope. Paul Onions afraid for his life leapt out of the car and onto the road where he was picked up by a local woman Joanne Berry who drove him to the local police station. After the International media coverage in 1993, Paul Onions was reminded of his similar event he experienced while in Australia so he contacted the Australian High Commission in London who put him in touch with Task Force Air on 13th November 1993. He told all the details of what happened but he wasn’t contacted again for months. His statement had been buried under the thousands that Task Force Air had received. Months later in April of 1994 Paul Onions received a call from Detective Stuart Wilkins telling him he was an important witness in the case and they needed

Claudine has worked with Northamptonshire Police as an arrest referral officer, and she has also worked as a criminal justice manager for a voluntary organization. During her time as a criminal justice manager, Claudine was invited by the Metropolitan Police (Hackney) to join them in setting up the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) which was a recommendation of the McPherson report (1999). Claudine chaired the IAG for 4 years. During the longest arm siege (fifteen days) Claudine was very influential in the community and was later presented with a commendation by John Stevens, (Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington). Claudine 's role with the IAG paved the way for the work she later did with John Coles head of Operation Trident. Once

This report will analyse the role, principles and responsibilities of the Investigators in the McLeod-Lindsay case, it will describe how the legal boundaries and operational requirements were applied and detailing the legal procedures that were applied. Also including evidence and factors that brought about the pardon and the problems that the case highlights for the adversary system and its use of evidence.

Senior Constable BECKER explained the entire process that was required to complete the report. A statement was obtained from the victim giving a description of the incident which included the location where the assault occurred, approximate time, date and if the victim knew the offender. Photo evidence of the victim’s injuries and broken reading glasses were then taken to add exhibits of evidence for the report. After all information was collected a LEDR MK2 crime report was then completed including a detailed narrative of the assault. After experiencing this process, it became clear of the minimal workload required with the PSO role and differences compared to the workload, duties and expectations of a police

policing is a pivotal part of effective policing, this paper will examine 2 articles that will discuss

Sir Robert Peel’s London Metropolitan Police Act and his principles of policing have helped modern day policing in many ways. By gaining the public’s trust, enabling them to call local law enforcement when help is needed,

“The police have a number of powers of stop and search. When using any power they must always have regards to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice.” The effectiveness of the police stop and search procedures being used as a valuable tool in the detection of crime can be measured by looking at the role that stop and searches play in policing and the arrests they lead to. However their impact on the community and the negative image it has given the police force outweigh the results generated from stop and searches. It has been found through various reports such as one by The Equality and Human Rights Commission, arrests for serious offenses are less likely to follow from stop and searches however they do play

For the purpose of this report, a visit to the Melbourne Magistrate's Court was made on 22nd March, 2016. On this day, the second day of a four day committal hearing was heard regarding the matter of Omer Cicekdag, presided over by Magistrate Ann Collins.

Police forces or Law enforcers have been used for centuries all around the world but America took particular interest in the English’s policing system. America’s policing ideas and process began