89 pages tagged with Evidence-based policing
Developing officers, staff and volunteers
Helping to improve the neighbourhood policing knowledge and skills of officers, staff and volunteers
Targeting activity
Making sure police activity is in the right areas to provide greater focus to community engagement, problem-solving, prevention and early intervention.
Engaging communities
Being informative, keeping two-way conversations and being active within the community, including with partner organisations.
Promoting the right culture
Improving public confidence by building trust and mutual respect.
Solving problems
Using structured problem-solving to deal with local priorities, working collaboratively with communities and, where appropriate, private, public and voluntary sector partners.
Building analytical capability
Thinking analytically, using and sharing data and analysis to improve problem solving.
Obtaining initial accounts - Guidance overview
How to get good quality information from witnesses and victims at the early, first-response stage which takes place before the formal interview stage.
Non-leading approach to questioning
Phrasing questions as neutrally as possible.
Advice on information exposure
Making sure witnesses are reporting information they observed themselves.
Initial accounts – references
A list of all the sources of information in this guidance.
Identify and record needs and vulnerabilities
Accurate assessing and recording at initial contact, to ensure a quality account and follow the Victims' Code.
Suggesting eye closure
Helping witnesses to improve their recollection.
Allowing uncertainty
Getting better information by not pushing for answers.
Strategic recommendation – use of self-administered interviews
When to enable witnesses to provide their own written statements.
Future research questions
Recommendations for possible research in the future.
Strategic recommendation – building knowledge and skills
Supporting officers and staff to improve the accuracy and amount of information obtained in first accounts.
Witnesses’ own words and open questioning
The types of questioning that will get the most accurate details.
Alcohol intoxication
When and how to get initial accounts from people who are under the influence of alcohol.
Clarifying sources of information
Helping to get accurate accounts from witnesses.
Witness separation
Helping to reduce the likelihood of witnesses reporting information they have not directly observed.
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