Armed Offenders Squad
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The Armed Offenders Squad is a specialist tactical unit of the New Zealand Police trained and equipped to respond to high-risk incidents involving firearms and armed offenders.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armed Offenders Squad canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement unit
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specialist police tactical unit ⓘ |
| activation |
called out for high-risk firearms incidents
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deployed on pre-planned high-risk operations ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
New Zealand Police Negotiation Teams
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Special Tactics Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
body armour
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less-lethal options ⓘ specialist police firearms ⓘ specialist tactical equipment ⓘ |
| focus | armed offender incidents rather than general crime ⓘ |
| governedBy | New Zealand Police operational policies ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mission |
enhance officer safety at armed incidents
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protect public from armed threats ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New Zealand Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
rural areas in New Zealand
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urban areas in New Zealand ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
contain and resolve armed incidents
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respond to high-risk incidents involving firearms ⓘ respond to incidents involving armed offenders ⓘ support frontline police at high-risk incidents ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North Island of New Zealand
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South Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskCategory | high-risk operations ⓘ |
| sector |
law enforcement
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public safety ⓘ |
| staffingModel | police officers with AOS as secondary duty ⓘ |
| supportsUnit |
Criminal Investigation Branch
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frontline general duties police ⓘ |
| tactics |
containment of armed offenders
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methodical search and clearance ⓘ negotiation support ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
advanced firearms handling
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close quarters tactics ⓘ cordon and containment ⓘ firearms tactics ⓘ high-risk arrest procedures ⓘ hostage incident response ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | part-time tactical unit ⓘ |
| usesForceUnder | New Zealand law ⓘ |
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