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Scenario · General Duties Response

Conduct the initial investigation of a residential burglary

You are a Constable on General Duties taking carriage of an initial investigation.

Intermediate3 to 4 hours7 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

A residential burglary at Larkspur Rise was reported at 07:10 when the occupant returned from a night shift to find the rear door forced. The attending member photographed the scene, seized a screwdriver and a glove as exhibits and lodged them in the Property and Exhibits Register. The occupant is distressed and has not yet given a formal statement. Neighbouring houses have doorbell cameras. The Operations Inspector has asked you to take carriage: review what has been done, complete the initial investigation, take the statement and update the Incident Log. He also wants your view on whether it links to a series of industrial burglaries in the district.

Your brief. Complete a thorough and lawful initial investigation that preserves evidence continuity, gathers witness and CCTV evidence, supports the victim, and produces an updated incident record and a written summary of lines of enquiry.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Continuity check notes on the existing exhibit entries
  • Canvass record with any new exhibit entries
  • Victim statement
  • Updated Incident Log record with lines of enquiry and referral recommendation
  • Written assessment of the possible series link

Documents to use

Systems to use

Incident and Occurrence Log

The district record of every reported incident, occurrence and complaint, from first report through investigation to closure.

Property and Exhibits Register

The continuity record for every item of property and every exhibit seized, found or surrendered, from seizure to return or disposal.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Police Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

POLGEN044Conduct an initial investigation
POLGEN043Provide a policing response
POLINV028Manage incident scenes
POLGEN045Apply legislation and judicial processes in policing
POLGEN040Demonstrate professional policing practice

Qualifications

POL50124Diploma of Policing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Evidence should show the student verifying rather than assuming continuity, recording canvass results even where negative, and taking a statement that would support a charge. The incident record must read as a professional entry with clear lines of enquiry. The series assessment should be reasoned from the records, and the legal basis for seizure and CCTV requests should be correctly named.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.