Case Categorisation and Prioritisation Model
How the CCPM is used
The Case Categorisation and Prioritisation Model (CCPM) considers major elements including:
- incident type, the impact of the matter on Australian society;
- the importance of the matter to both the client and the AFP in terms of the roles assigned to them by Government and Ministerial direction; and
- the resources required by the AFP to undertake the matter.
No one element of the CCPM is considered in isolation to determine whether a matter is accepted or rejected for investigation. It is largely the combination of the Impact and Priority ratings that determines this. The CCPM is not based on a mathematical formula and does not supplant the discretion of decision makers.
The decision to undertake a particular matter is made by an Operations Committee on the recommendation of an Operations Monitoring Centre (OMC). In making its recommendations to the Operations Committee, the OMC takes into consideration the AFP’s ‘cocktail mix’, which targets percentages of total AFP operational capacity to the wide range of crime types it must address. This mix prevents the AFP from over-emphasising one priority at the expense of another. In making its recommendations, the OMC also seeks to take into consideration the legitimate needs and expectations of its clients, partners and stakeholders. These needs and expectations are balanced against the AFP’s own assessments of the criminal environment, derived through interpreting the results of the AFP’s Crime Management Strategies.
A CCPM rating is completed at the time of referral and is also revised when any aspect of the matter changes significantly. As part of the finalisation process for any investigation, the CCPM is reviewed and if it differs from the original CCPM, a new CCPM is completed to reflect the final impact and priority of the matter investigated.
Download the Case Categorisation and Prioritisation Model as at October 2006 (PDF, 4Mb)..