AFP Officer Candidate case studies
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The AFP Officer Candidate pathway covers two advertised police officer roles on the Australian Federal Police careers site: Police officer – national policing and Police officer - ACT Policing. National policing officers work on Commonwealth crime - including terrorism, cybercrime, child exploitation, human trafficking, drug crime, fraud and corruption, and serious and organised crime - while ACT Policing officers investigate crime in the Australian Capital Territory and help keep the Canberra community safe. The AFP Officer Candidate case studies are 5 cases and about 3,162 words.
1Airport Alert and the Collapsing Passenger
At 06:40 on a Tuesday, you are the AFP officer on duty at the international terminal of a major Australian airport. A watchlist alert identifies a 41-year-old man on an inbound flight from Auckland as having an outstanding Commonwealth arrest warrant for alleged fraud.
679 words, about 3 min2Family Violence, Firearms and Reluctant Victim
It is 22:15 on a Friday in a residential street in Belconnen, ACT. You and your partner attend after a neighbour reports shouting and a child crying.
653 words, about 3 min3Protest at an Embassy Fence
At 11:20 on a weekday, you are an AFP officer assigned to a diplomatic protection operation outside an embassy in Yarralumla, ACT. About 20 protesters have gathered on the footpath.
604 words, about 3 min4Mental Health Crisis at the Bus Interchange
At 14:30 on a Wednesday, you are a uniformed ACT Policing officer at the Civic bus interchange. A 28-year-old man is standing near the ticket machines holding a broken bottle.
604 words, about 3 min5Incidental Discovery on a Fraud Warrant
At 07:10, you are an AFP officer executing a Commonwealth search warrant at a Canberra apartment. The warrant authorises entry and search for documents and electronic devices connected to alleged online investment fraud.
622 words, about 3 min