UGANDA POLICE

FORCE
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
DIRECTORATE
LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR INVESTIGATORS, ETHICS AND
INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT PRESENTED AT THE 4TH FORUM
OF EAC REVENUE

Prepared and presented by:

D/AIGP AKULLO GRACE
DIRECTOR CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS
UGANDA POLICE FORCE
Mob. No. +256718300753/0772
556086
Email: gakullo@yahoo.com

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Definition
Leadership skills for investigators
Qualities of a good investigator
Investigations procedure
Forms of
behaviors

integrity

and

unethical

Integrity and ethics management

Conclusions

DEFINITIONS
Leadership
Investigation
Corruption
Integrity
Ethics
Management

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR INVESTIGATORS

The under listed are some of the leadership an

investigator must have:
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying,
taking time to understand the points being made,
asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting
at inappropriate times for instance from whistle
blowers, informants, suspects, witnesses in a
particular matter/case
Communications skills
Ability to articulate information to others in a
language which is clear, concise and easy to
understand. Also ability to understand the unspoken

 Problem identification and Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related
information to develop and evaluate options and
implement solutions.
Writing skills
Ability to communicate effectively in writing as
appropriate. For instance recording statements, report
writing, etc.
Reading and Comprehension skills
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in
work related documents. For example reading
documents of import, export, bill of ladings, etc

 Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of
potential actions to choose the most appropriate
one.
Coordinating skills
Bringing team members together, assigning roles
and see how they support each other. Also
coordinating with stakeholders
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, and
employees under you for improvements or take
corrective action.
Activities of team members

 Networking skills
With stakeholders for information sharing
Negotiation skills
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile
differences. Instances of plea bargain in a civil court
case
Persuasion skills
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Information Technology(IT)skills
Government Institutions and private companies
have computerized most of their systems, IFMS, etc.
IT skillsis there a must is a must have skills for every
investigator in this era.

 Counseling skills
Knowledge of how to handle witnesses, suspects,
complainants, etc who are disgruntled with the wok
methods/behavior of your employees
Analytical skills
Job requires analyzing information and using logic to
address work-related issues and problems.
Innovation skills
Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to
develop new ideas for and answers to work-related
problems.
Research skills; to be able to inquire

 Team building skills

This is involves working together as a unit for a
common goal, and building teams through
mutual trust, respect and cooperation.
Problem identification and solving skillsIn many organizations it is possible to set up
formal systems of communication so that
problems are reported early on, but inevitably
these systems do not always work.
Once a
problem has been identified, its exact nature
needs to be determined: what are the goal and
barrier components of the problem? Some of the
main elements of the problem can be outlined,
and a first attempt at defining the problem

 Motivation skills Interviewing skills Interrogation skillsThis is interviewing as commonly employed by law
enforcement
officers,
military
personnel,
and
intelligence agencies with the goal of soliciting useful
information.
Risk management skillsthe identification, assessment, and prioritization of
risks followed by coordinated and economical
application of resources to minimize, monitor, and
control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate
events.
Clerical
Ability to manage case files and other records.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD INVESTIGATOR

Some of the qualities of a good investigator are:
highly
knowledgeable
on
the
facts
under
investigations;
good planner;
high level integrity;
perseverance;
working under minimum supervision;
impartiality;
good listener;
innovative;
able to read the mind of a person;
analyses each and every aspect;
team player;

 in full charge/control-does not expose ignorance;

control of the investigations;
take decisions and defend them;
time conscious
Tolerant
Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly
and effectively with high stress situations.
Good command of English Language
Knowledge of English language including and spelling
and grammar.
Smartness
Flexibility

 Reasonable
level of education to enable the
investigators have Knowledge of:
o the various legislations
o Concepts of Criminal Law
o Criminal Procedures
o Evidence
o Elements of Crimes
o Interview Techniques
o Types of Witnesses
o Ability to make reports/Statements, etc

INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE
These are the methodology employed by
investigators to collect, evaluate facts about
the report incident in order to guide them in
their investigations.
Receive reports at the charge office,
Interviewing
witnesses
and
recording
statements
Visiting the scene of crime / incident,
Effect the arrest,
Conducting searches,
collect exhibits from the scene of crime,
victims, premises or associates and other

 Mark exhibits, label, record and store

them.
Interview,
interrogate
and
take
statements of suspects.
Conduct identification parades where
suspects identity is in doubt.
Contact experts i.e. forensic experts,
ballistic etc who would analyze and
associate the offender with the incident
under investigations.
Preparing the case file for onward
submission to the DPP/ legal department
for legal advice

SOME OF
BEHAVIORS

THE

FORMS

OF

UNETHICAL

The under-listed are some of the unethical

behaviors
Institutionalize corruption eg top up allowance,
some ministry have a scheduled training
programme
abroad
once
every
year/biannual/quarterly
Mischarge of expenditure
False accounting
Diversion of funds
Payment through irrelevant foreign trips
Payment for air supply of goods and services

 Overpayment for activities, examples getting 10

days allowance but spend less days, or dont go
atall
Under declaration of taxes
Black mailing your fellow employees
Violence against employee/ customers
Absenteeism
Sweeping unethical behaviours reported under
the carpet
Unfair behaviours towards employees for instance
denying employee resources to carry out their
mandate, removing phones from them during
working hours

 Extortion in the names of superiors or supervisors

Reporting late to work and leaving early
Communing to work while drunk
Call in sick whereas not
Sexual harassment of eg fellow employees, new
employees, student on internship, cleaners,
lecturers sexually assaulting students
Failing to show up for events organized by the
organisation
Impersonating your seniors.

 Extorting in the names of others

sexual harassment of new employees
indecent dressing
take office supplies from work for personal use
Hoard supplies in your desk drawer so you wont
run out while other employees go without
supplies they need to do their work.
Use of vulgar/abusive language on customers and
fellow employee
Office gossip/ rumour mongering on fellow coworkers
Utilising restrooms and leaving them dirty

INTEGRITY AND ETHICS MANAGEMENT

Ethics and integrity can be managed in some of
the under listed the ways:
Have ethics and integrity yourself. Walk the talk.
Use ethic policy for guidance. In Uganda, a
number of intuitions are having code of conduct,
leadership Code under the Inspectorate of
Government,
Have Institution to handle issues of Ethics and
integrity, for instance, The Directorate of Ethics
and Integrity and Patriotism Secretariat under the
Office of the President.
Zero tolerance to unethical behaviors. Have
officers prosecuted accordingly

 Fire the errant officers

Transfer those found to be having integrity issues to
less tempting departments/sections
Integrating ethics and integrity in your training
programs.
then talk about it specific unethical problems
enhance supervision
Monitoring and evaluation to keep track of the
activities
Having knowledge / facts of cases under
investigations/ Being on top of the cases
Have a team of investigators to handle a matter
other than one investigator

 Ensure there is adherence of the code of conduct/

rules and regulations
Constant briefs on cases being investigated/ Bring
up system
Delegations-its important for a leader to assign
duties to his/her subordinates during his/her absence
in order not to stall the work process.
Coordination/ creating a rapport with other
stakeholders to find out progress of a specific matter
Counter intelligence to counter those who are
handling your cases/activities. Example having your
informers pose as customers as they record the
unethical discussion
Name and shame

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, an investigator must therefore have
relevant leadership skills to professionally manage
investigations process. Ethics and integrity on the
other hand is one of the areas organisations should put
more efforts to ensure employee dont deviate but
work towards achievement of the goals of the
organisation.
Thank you for your kind attention
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY

HANK YOU