The aim of this document is to provide an overview of the crime, crash, environmental, social, legal and logistical developments since the earthquake of 4 September 2010 until 25 September 2010 (three weeks).
This document will also outline the short (three months), medium (six months) and long (one to two years) term emerging risks, patterns and trends. A brief overview of the police response to the disaster is also provided.
The introduction of mobile devices and applications to frontline Police officers represents a transformational change for New Zealand Police. Providing frontline officers with innovative, state of the art, mobile access to important Police systems, is a key component of New Zealand Police’s drive towards improving organisational capability and operational efficiency.
Today's organised crime networks are agile, innovative, operate across international borders, embrace new technology and continuously exploit new opportunities.
Organised crime in New Zealand is perpetrated both by traditional groups with established hierarchies and fluid criminal networks without rigid structures. Some organised criminal groups operate like sophisticated multi-national businesses. Individuals may also use membership of a criminal gang to facilitate their offending.
Prevention First is the operating strategy for New Zealand Police that places prevention at the forefront of our organisation and people at the very centre.
It is a balanced approach which uses intelligence, enforcement and alternative ways of resolving cases enabling us to better understand and respond to the drivers of crime.
The national Youth Policing Plan 2012-2015 (Youth Policing – Where Prevention Starts) is our blueprint for policing children and young people. It describes how we will increase the protection and safety of children and young people and reduce their presence in the criminal justice system.
Youth are one of New Zealand Police’s five operational priorities. The Youth Policing Plan supports the Prevention First operating strategy, putting prevention at the forefront of what we do.
This strategy places a great deal of focus on a combined agency response to e-crime. Police are only one interested party among Government, industry groups and others playing a role in the security and safety of the electronic environment. As well as endorsing collaborative approaches, this strategy will lead to further development and maintenance of our own internal capability.
The Information and Systems Strategy and Roadmap (ISSR) provides strategic direction for the development of information, processes and ICT systems at New Zealand Police. The strategic direction, informed by Police National Strategy, places information users at the centre of Police information management. This clear direction will ensure Police’s information needs drive the development and management of Police ICT systems.
This updated resource provides New Zealand Police members with practical advice on major religions in Aotearoa New Zealand. Including beliefs, gender and family roles, physical contact and other sensitivities, death and mourning practices, and guidance for policing interactions.
The first edition of ‘A Practical Reference to Religious Diversity’ was released in 2005, with the previous update in 2012. This edition reflects extensive consultation which has incorporated contemporary understandings of diversity and inclusion within a policing context in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This fact sheet provides some practical advice to the NZ Accommodation Industry when faced with the discovery of a sudden death on their premises.
There is a legal requirement to report a death to Police as soon as practicable when you find a body; or learn of a death where the cause is unknown, the result of a suicide, or is un-natural or violent.
This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by New Zealand Police. It provides an analysis of options to address issues that have arisen in relation to the retention and use of identifying particulars (IP) for youth.
