POLINV033 — Conduct jurisdictional review of policing practices

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• access, allocate and manage resources including financial, human and physical resources
• assess review findings and recommendations to ensure alignment with terms of reference
• clarify stakeholders’ expectations from the intended review
• communicate verbally with stakeholders including:  liaising and listening  negotiating  resolving conflict  seeking feedback
• communicate with stakeholders in writing including:  communications plan  resource bids  review findings
• coordinate crucial and diverse clients, law enforcement providers and stakeholders
• demonstrate strong leadership and decision-making capabilities
• identify and resolve problems arising from the review
• initiate, conduct and finalise investigations and reviews
• maintain confidentiality and security
• utilise the organisation’s information management system
• plan and organise work when conducting a jurisdictional review
• reason and analyse critically, logically and regularly to achieve objectives

Knowledge evidence

• access and deployment mechanisms to ensure optimal economy and efficiency in the use of human, physical and financial resources
• archiving, retention and retrieval requirements
• communication plans and strategies
• decision making processes and organisational chain of command
• evaluation and auditing processes
• jurisdictional and organisational requirements of agencies, clients and stakeholders
• jurisdictional corporate goals and objectives
• jurisdictional operational priorities
• jurisdictional policies and procedures relevant to police investigations
• law enforcement context and the criminal justice system
• macro environmental impact upon investigations of serious crime, including government, policy, political and community interests
• opportunities, risks and constraints that may impact the review
• reporting arrangements and timeframes
• security classifications and requirements
• strong decision making, problem solving and leadership techniques

Foundation skills

• Learning: Build effective strategies to deal with diverse clients, law enforcement providers and stakeholders. Build a knowledge and understanding of:  jurisdictional corporate goals and objectives  jurisdictional operational priorities  law enforcement context and the criminal justice system  macro environmental impact upon investigations of serious crime, including government, policy, political and community interests  command and control principles.
• Reading: Read and comply with:  jurisdictional and organisational requirements of agencies, clients and stakeholders  jurisdictional policies and procedures  legislation relevant to the jurisdiction/s involved in the investigation and review. Read and analyse a range of complex documents providing information relevant to the review. Read to clarify stakeholder’s expectations from the intended review. Read and assess review findings and recommendations to ensure alignment with terms of reference.
• Writing: Use highly developed writing skills to prepare investigation plans, tactical plans, resource bids etc. Use a range of written means to negotiate with stakeholders, to determine scope of review and formalise reporting arrangements and review timeframes. Write complex communications on review findings, recommendations and further actions to stakeholders.
• Oral Communication: Use high-level communication strategies with stakeholders to liaise, listen, establish rapport, negotiate, resolve conflict and seek feedback. Interact professionally with stakeholders to secure resources, formalise reporting arrangements and review timeframes. Communicate and make high-level presentations on review findings.
• Numeracy: Manage expenditure and resources to maximise effectiveness of review.

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