The initial
response is the moment the police are called and alerted of a crime such as a
murder, the first initial call reporting a body being found and the moment a
case was alerted, when a crime is reported an assessment is them made as to
whether a crime has been committed and this this will make sure that the most
appropriate response is made by the police and ambulance if needed. At this
moment it will be recorded and an offer of additional support will be made to
the victims if needed.
The initial response is how someone responses to the crime they have seen or even committed. This could be by ringing the police on 999 or 911 for America. Anyone can ring the police, it could be a passer-by, the criminal, the victim or a neighbour who has heard a noise. Another way to report crime is to go to the police station and verbally report it. From the reported crime the police operator is told about the crime and they must decide whether the crime is serious or a hoax. By doing this they can decide how to respond to the crime, they can send out a response to the location where the crime has been reported from. Depending on the situation different response teams are sent out. An example of this is if it is a small crime such as shop lifting, one or two officers will be sent but if it is a more serious crime such as an armed robbery or murder an advanced team would be sent to respond and help the situation happening. This stage is very important because reporting a crime is what starts the investigation off. By reporting a crime it means that it can be investigated as soon as possible and this helps to preserve forensic evidence and can make it easier to analyse the body. Also another reason is because if there are any witnesses nearby or suspected people they will still be nearby at the time and can be taken in for questioning. It also helps look after the public safety because when people are called they can protect the victim from any more problems. This is a very significant stage because this is the beginning of the criminal investigation steps, if this stage was missed out the criminal investigation wouldn’t of taken place as this is the initial response to start it. This stage helps make the investigation successful because it means that evidence can be persevered and this prevents overlooking it and also any witnesses and nearby people can be identified and looked further into. If it wasn’t reported until a day later most evidence would be gone and all people nearby would be.
The initial response is probably the most important stage as this is the first time an the incident is heard of and this is when its most critical to get as much information as you can in case evidence is destroyed at a matter of the weather so its when the case needs to be most focused on especially in the first 48 hours. there is an initial response in every case that is reported there is always a first time in which a crime is heard about to the police. every investigation is different and may require a different route of investigation. in some case the identity of the offender is known however in some cases the identity of the offender will never be known and may only be discovered after further investigation. in most cases crimes that are reported to the police are not major incidents and usually the first officer that attends is the only one required when a crime has been allocated to an investigator it is very important that they gather as much information from whoever took the initial report. investigators need to take every crime seriously and thoroughly and not assume that someone else will carry out an investigation at a later stage. in a major crime officers often have to deal with commands such as: dealing with a violent situation, providing first aid and calling for medical assistance, reassuring victims and witnesses and preventing public disorder. The following factors should be considered at the initial investigation:
The initial response is how someone responses to the crime they have seen or even committed. This could be by ringing the police on 999 or 911 for America. Anyone can ring the police, it could be a passer-by, the criminal, the victim or a neighbour who has heard a noise. Another way to report crime is to go to the police station and verbally report it. From the reported crime the police operator is told about the crime and they must decide whether the crime is serious or a hoax. By doing this they can decide how to respond to the crime, they can send out a response to the location where the crime has been reported from. Depending on the situation different response teams are sent out. An example of this is if it is a small crime such as shop lifting, one or two officers will be sent but if it is a more serious crime such as an armed robbery or murder an advanced team would be sent to respond and help the situation happening. This stage is very important because reporting a crime is what starts the investigation off. By reporting a crime it means that it can be investigated as soon as possible and this helps to preserve forensic evidence and can make it easier to analyse the body. Also another reason is because if there are any witnesses nearby or suspected people they will still be nearby at the time and can be taken in for questioning. It also helps look after the public safety because when people are called they can protect the victim from any more problems. This is a very significant stage because this is the beginning of the criminal investigation steps, if this stage was missed out the criminal investigation wouldn’t of taken place as this is the initial response to start it. This stage helps make the investigation successful because it means that evidence can be persevered and this prevents overlooking it and also any witnesses and nearby people can be identified and looked further into. If it wasn’t reported until a day later most evidence would be gone and all people nearby would be.
The initial response is probably the most important stage as this is the first time an the incident is heard of and this is when its most critical to get as much information as you can in case evidence is destroyed at a matter of the weather so its when the case needs to be most focused on especially in the first 48 hours. there is an initial response in every case that is reported there is always a first time in which a crime is heard about to the police. every investigation is different and may require a different route of investigation. in some case the identity of the offender is known however in some cases the identity of the offender will never be known and may only be discovered after further investigation. in most cases crimes that are reported to the police are not major incidents and usually the first officer that attends is the only one required when a crime has been allocated to an investigator it is very important that they gather as much information from whoever took the initial report. investigators need to take every crime seriously and thoroughly and not assume that someone else will carry out an investigation at a later stage. in a major crime officers often have to deal with commands such as: dealing with a violent situation, providing first aid and calling for medical assistance, reassuring victims and witnesses and preventing public disorder. The following factors should be considered at the initial investigation:
- management of the scene (identify and preserve)
- any material (identify other potential evidence sources)
- who is the investigating officer
- risk management
- communication
- record keeping
- handover and briefing
- community impact
- initial fast track actions
- interviews (witness, victim and offender)
- initial search (access routes, exit routes, places where offenders are likely to have been).
An example of this is in the initial response of the Ian Huntley case
where holly wells and Jessica Chapman where murdered. The initial response was when Jessica Chapman and holly wells were reported missing on the 4th of august
2002 at 20:30pm by the girls parents. the parents noticed the girls where missing when holly’s
parents went to check on the girls as they were at a BBQ, they were last seen
at around 18:30pm in holly’s house before they went to play in their bedroom. After
the call was made the police then began a police search at around midnight. Which
at this time the girls had been missing for a good few hours. A police helicopter
carried out an extensive search of the area in which the girls lived on the Monday
and also personnel from the nearby United States air force based at RAF
mildenhall, Suffolk and also 100 local volunteers also helped with the search. in this case details of the incident where first recounted with an on-call senior officer who was covering the area however a decision was made which resulted in nothing further being done until officers reported on the early shift the following day which is many eyes was a "lack of grip", if the initial response had been handled with as soon as it was reported then Ian Huntley may have been arrsted sooner and the girs may have been found earlier and alive. this is why it is important for all police to be focused from the moment the incident is reported so that the victims can be found and the suspects can be caught. the initial response in my case did help in the investigation as it started an extensive search for the girls however it did not offer a good outcome as the girls wernt found alive. this is why the first 48 hours after the inital call is made that everything possible is done as this is the most crutial time throughtout the investigation.
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