Unit of competency
Modification History
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This unit was released in POL Police Training Package release 1.0 and meets the Standards for Training Packages. |
Application
This unit describes the skills required to provide policing responses, including performing proactive police duties, developing and applying knowledge of the local policing area, understanding police intelligence, responding to incidents, and preserving scenes and evidence. This needs to be done according to professional standards while ensuring a positive presence is maintained.
This unit applies to those working in a policing environment, commonly in a general duties role.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the current legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to incident response, command and control, emergency management and scene preservation.
Those undertaking this unit would primarily work independently or under limited or indirect supervision, while performing specific tasks in a broad range of contexts. They would be required to interpret behaviours, apply decision making and problem solving skills and develop solutions.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Competency Field
General
Elements and Performance Criteria
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ELEMENTS |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
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Elements describe the essential outcomes |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section. |
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1. Perform proactive policing duties |
1.1 Plan patrols in accordance with jurisdictional and unit objectives. 1.2 Conduct patrols for crime prevention and public safety purposes. 1.3 Gather information through patrol activities. 1.4 Interpret and share information with authorised stakeholders. 1.5 Assess information and intelligence to inform policing services. |
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2. Develop and apply knowledge of the local policing area |
2.1 Identify sources of information for policing intelligence purposes. 2.2 Evaluate information to determine relevance to local policing area. 2.3 Assess local policing area to identify particular areas of focus for policing services. 2.4 Establish communication lines and networks with individuals/communities. 2.5 Develop policing responses based on gathered local policing area information and intelligence. 2.6 Assess local policing area issues for reporting and intelligence purposes. |
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3. Develop police intelligence |
3.1 Use current jurisdictional strategies, objectives, initiatives and priorities to inform policing responses. 3.2 Assess persons or groups of interest to identify particular areas of focus for policing purposes. 3.3 Identify trends to assess potential impact on local policing area. 3.4 Access sources of information to inform policing responses. |
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4. Respond to incidents |
4.1 Assess nature of incident to identify risk and policing response options. 4.2 Identify resources required for policing response to incident. 4.3 Plan policing response taking into account the nature of the incident and other impacting factors. 4.4 Implement response in a manner which minimises risk to safety of self, colleagues and public. 4.5 Assess the incident on continually to adjust policing response. 4.6 Conduct briefings and debriefings to ensure the sharing of information. 4.7 Identify follow up actions to adjust or inform policing response. 4.8 Evaluate policing response for quality management and self-reflection purposes. |
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5. Preserve incident scene and evidence |
5.1 Identify primary and secondary or subsequent incident scenes for further investigation. 5.2 Secure scenes to protect evidence and for further investigation purposes. 5.3 Identify persons of interest at the incident scene for further investigation purposes. 5.4 Secure evidence to support policing, court and judicial processes. |
Foundation Skills
The foundation skills demands of this unit have been mapped for alignment with the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). The following tables outline the performance levels indicated for successful attainment of the unit.
Further information on ACSF and the foundation skills underpinning this unit can be found in the Foundation Skills Guide on the GSA website.
Unit Mapping Information
No equivalent unit.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=98c3984e-2cf1-48a8-8ed1-85e4b92e7351
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=98c3984e-2cf1-48a8-8ed1-85e4b92e7351
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=98c3984e-2cf1-48a8-8ed1-85e4b92e7351
