Criminology Unit 3 controlled assessment- AC 1.2 model answer

AC1.1: Evaluate the effectiveness of the roles of personnel in criminal investigations (10 marks). Police officers Police officers are the first to attend a crime scene, where their role is to preserve life whilst securing the crime scene and they are trained to prevent and reduce crime. Evaluation • The strength of the police is to ensure that they can secure the crime scene in an attempt to preserve evidence. o Case study: Breck Bernard case where the mother first called the police who was concerned that her son was a victim of online grooming. Moreover, the police tend to try and reduce crime and the potential fear of crime and that was possibly the reason why Breck’s mother called them first. • A weakness of the police is that they tend to lack knowledge in certain aspects within their role, where they may not have any information or guidance to those