Your task
Your task is to create a brochure on "Police powers and your individual rights". You can use all your creativity to produce your brochure.
Scenario - Imagine a family from the United Kingdom moved to Torquay. Their 17 year old twins had no idea what the laws were. Your brochure should be able to explain the rights the police have and their rights as an individual.
Your brochure must include:
An overview of Victoria Police including:
Scenario - Imagine a family from the United Kingdom moved to Torquay. Their 17 year old twins had no idea what the laws were. Your brochure should be able to explain the rights the police have and their rights as an individual.
Your brochure must include:
An overview of Victoria Police including:
- The history of Victoria Police
- The role of Victoria Police
- The Structure of Victoria Police
- Questioning
- Demand name and address
- Searches
- Fingerprints
- Forensic procedures
- Arrest
- Seize and impound vehicles under hoon laws
- Barring orders
- Move on directions
- Innocent until proven guilty
- Right to silence
- Right to be cautioned by the police
- Right to be informed of the charge
- Request police of officer’s name, rank, identification number and station
- Right to communicate with a lawyer or friend
- Right to refuse an ID parade
- Right to an interpreter
- Right to see and read any written statements recorded during the police interview
- Right to refuse to accompany a police of officer to the police station, unless under arrest
- Right to refuse to provide evidence (such as voice prints, photos and blood samples) unless under arrest or by court order