Scenario One: Breach Response

You are a general duties officer on evening shift when your mobile data terminal displays a NAISAR alert: an Enhanced tier offender has breached an exclusion zone around the victim's residence. The breach occurred three minutes ago. The victim has not activated an emergency alert, but the system flags this as a significant escalation.

As you respond, the simulator presents you with decisions: Do you attend code one or proceed under normal driving conditions? Do you notify the supervising sergeant immediately or assess the scene first? Do you attempt to contact the victim through the NAISAR secure channel before arrival or focus on reaching the location? Do you request backup based on the offender's history of violence or assess need upon arrival?

Each choice branches into consequences. The simulator tracks your response time, decision quality, communication protocol adherence, and tactical considerations. At scenario conclusion, you receive structured feedback comparing your choices against best practice protocols, with specific guidance on areas for improvement.

This scenario develops skills in rapid threat assessment, communication under pressure, tactical decision making, and NAISAR system utilisation during active incidents.

Scenario Two: Risk Assessment

You are a DVLO conducting a structured risk assessment for a new NAISAR enrolment. The victim reports a history of controlling behaviour, recent threats, and one incident of physical violence two weeks ago. The offender has no prior convictions but has had two previous domestic violence reports that did not proceed to charges. The couple separated one week ago. The offender has sent multiple text messages expressing distress and suggesting they cannot live without the victim.

The simulator presents the risk assessment categories sequentially. You must evaluate history of violence, threats and coercive control, access and opportunity, mental health indicators, victim vulnerability, and circumstantial escalation factors. For each category, you select a score and provide justification. The system validates your scoring against structured criteria and flags inconsistencies or missed factors.

Upon completion, the simulator generates a protection tier recommendation and presents alternative interpretations from experienced assessors. You review discrepancies, discuss reasoning, and refine your assessment approach. The scenario emphasises the importance of structured professional judgment, the limits of individual intuition, and the value of validated criteria.

This scenario develops skills in structured risk assessment, criteria application, justification documentation, and professional self-awareness.

Scenario Three: Rehabilitation Coordination

You are a corrections-based case manager responsible for monitoring an offender enrolled in the NAISAR reform pathway. The offender has completed six weeks of a twelve-week behavioural change program with satisfactory attendance and engagement. However, the NAISAR compliance system shows two missed check-ins in the past fortnight, and the offender's location data indicates an unreported visit to a pub in the victim's suburb, though not within the exclusion zone.

The simulator requires you to determine whether this pattern constitutes routine variation or concerning escalation. You review compliance history, program progress reports, victim feedback, and risk assessment updates. You must decide whether to issue a formal warning, escalate to enhanced monitoring, convene a multi-agency review, or maintain current arrangements with increased observation.

Your decision branches into offender reaction scenarios, victim safety implications, and organisational consequences. The simulator tests your ability to balance accountability with rehabilitation support, to act on incomplete information, and to coordinate responses across multiple stakeholders.

This scenario develops skills in compliance interpretation, graduated response application, multi-agency coordination, and the complex ethics of offender management.

Simulator Dashboard Metrics

The training simulator tracks performance across multiple dimensions, providing learners and supervisors with detailed insight into competence development:

Interactive Concept Demonstration

An interactive concept demonstration of the NAISAR system interface is available as a standalone prototype. This demonstration illustrates the visual design, navigation structure, and proposed user experience for the NAISAR platform. It is intended for stakeholder engagement and design feedback, and does not represent operational software.

Open Interactive Demonstration

Training Applications

The NAISAR Training Simulator supports multiple training applications across the professional lifecycle:

• Recruit Training: Introduces new officers to domestic violence response protocols, NAISAR system operation, and risk assessment fundamentals in a safe, controlled environment.
• Accreditation Preparation: Enables candidates for NAISAR professional accreditation to practise assessment and decision-making skills before formal evaluation.
• Continuing Professional Development: Provides experienced practitioners with complex scenarios that challenge and refine advanced skills, including multi-agency coordination and ethical reasoning.
• Competency Validation: Supports periodic reassessment of professional competence through standardised scenarios with objective performance measurement.
• Incident Debrief: Reconstructs real incidents for structured debrief, enabling teams to review decisions, identify learning points, and refine protocols.
• Research and Evaluation: Generates aggregate performance data that supports research into decision-making, training effectiveness, and system design improvement.

All simulator content is developed in collaboration with experienced practitioners, subject matter experts, and victim advocacy representatives. Scenarios reflect real operational challenges while respecting the dignity and privacy of the people affected by domestic violence.