Police Investigations: Legislative Requirements for Vulnerable People

This discussion forum post examines the legislative requirements governing police interviews with vulnerable people, referencing the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission guidelines and NSW police codes of practice. It highlights the challenges police face when dealing with vulnerable individuals, such as time constraints and the need for healthcare provider involvement. The discussion also touches on ethical considerations and the importance of respecting the rights of vulnerable individuals during investigations. Desklib provides a platform to access past papers and solved assignments for students.

Intro Police Investigations
Discussion Forum
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Legislative requirements governing police interviews to vulnerable people
As per the Australian Criminal intelligence Commission, police can ask questions to
suspects or vulnerable people in regards to crimes in only emergency and special operations.
They are required to have a witness of all questions asked by police as well as answers given by
police. It is also important for police to not bind anyone to give answers,. Vulnerable and people
with mental illness do not cooperate so, police cannot force them but can influence them in an
effective manner (Legislation, 2019).
NSW police codes of practice of crimes
As per this code of practice, NSW police can improve accountability to the community
to which it serves. It gives special powers to all members of a group or NSW police to
investigate offences whenever required and whomever they suspect. But there are some rules
which they need to follow. It is also stated that this code of practice provides advices to members
of the group as per their rights as how to deal with police (Beckley, 2018).
There are several problems which police have to face while dealing with vulnerable
people. Time consuming is one of the main problem as while dealing with mental illness of
people, police become sometime frustrated when they do not get effective response and results. It
is also important for them to ask questions under their healthcare providers which can also take
their too much time (Dowling, C. and Morgan, 2018).
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Beckley, A., 2018. Examining human rights and ethical practice in Australian policing: A New
South Wales Case Study (Doctoral dissertation, Western Sydney University (Australia)).
Dowling, C. and Morgan, A., 2018. Police investigations of domestic violence: What does the
evidence say. Police Science: Australia and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based
Policing. 3(2). pp.6-11.
Online
Legislation. 2019. [Online]. Available through <https://www.acic.gov.au/about-us/legislation>
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