The criminal investigation process
A supplementary legal studies resource, where students learn about police powers and the investigation of crime.
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from Legal Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2009) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Students learn about:
- police powers
- reporting crime
- investigating crime: gathering evidence, use of technology, search and seizure, use of warrants
- arrest and charge, summons, warrants
- bail or remand
- detention and interrogation, rights of suspects.