NZQA registered unit standard
12350 version 4
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of law enforcement
Level
1
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
consequences of law breaking; identify powers and functions of
law enforcement organisations; and describe rights,
obligations, and procedures in relation to Police law
enforcement.
Classification
Core Generic > Social and Cooperative Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
For the purposes of this unit standard enforcement organisations are Police, Central
and Local Government.
2
The following legislation and subsequent amendments provide reference, where
needed, for this unit standard:
Crimes Act 1961.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the consequences of law breaking.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Laws are described in terms of the organisations that enforce them.
Range
1.2
one law from each – Police, Central Government, Local
Government.
Legal consequences are described in terms of breaking each of the identified
laws.
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Outcome 2
Identify powers and functions of law enforcement organisations.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Three powers and functions are identified for each of the law enforcement
organisations.
Range
Police, Central Government, Local Government.
Outcome 3
Describe rights, obligations, and procedures in relation to Police law enforcement.
Evidence requirements
3.1
A person’s rights and obligations are described in terms of Police law
enforcement.
one of – for a person over 17 years of age, for a person under 17
years of age;
at least one right and one obligation in relation to each of – being
stopped, being questioned, being searched, being arrested, when
called upon for assistance, as a witness.
Range
3.2
Procedures which must be followed by the Police when questioning, arresting,
and charging are described according to legislation.
one of – for a person over 17 years of age, for a person under 17
years of age.
Range
3.3
Description identifies procedure for making a complaint against the Police.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 March 1998
31 December 2015
Revision
2
10 March 2005
31 December 2015
Review
3
16 July 2010
N/A
Rollover
4
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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