Chapter 5-Police Powers And Decision Making

Question 0

Arrest

Answer 0

Can be made to prevent a crime from being committed, to terminate a breach of the peace, or to compel an accused person to attend trial

Question 1

What the police cannot do

Safeguards

Answer 1

Cannot use certain investigative techniques with judicial authorization.
If they gather evidence illegally it may be excluded from trial.
If they use unfair tactics the defendant can cite abuse of process

Question 2

Arrest warrant

Answer 2

Document that permits a police officer to arrest a specific person for a specified reason

Question 3

Police can arrest a suspect without an arrest when

Answer 3

They have caught a person in the act of committing an offence.
Believe on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an indictable offence
Believe on reasonable grounds a person is about to commit an indictable offence.

Question 4

Lawful arrest

Answer 4

Identify themselves. Tell them they’re being arrested

Has the right to retain and instruct counsel without delay

Question 5

Reasonable search

Answer 5

Must be authorized by law
Law itself must be reasonable
Manner in which the search was carried out must be reasonable

Question 6

Search warrants is required in which situations

Answer 6

When there is to be secret recording
Cases involving video surveillance
Perimeter searches of residential premise
Before installation of tracking devices

Question 7

Entrapment

Answer 7

Person ends up committing an offence that he or she would not otherwise have committed,lately as a result of pressure or cunning on the part of the police.
People cannot be targeted at random

Question 8

Mr big strategy

Answer 8

Involves police undercover making contact with crime suspects who are introduced to mr big( organized crime boss.) they can join the crime group only after committing a major crime
Concerns lead to false confessions

Question 9

One plus one (use of force)

Answer 9

Police officers have the authority to use one higher level of force than that with which they are confronted.

Question 10

Police use of force

Answer 10

Must act on reasonable grounds.
Only use as much force as necessary
Responsible for any excessive use of force
Must be performing a duty that are required or authorized to do

Question 11

Force options

Answer 11

Officer presence
Dialogue 
Empty hands 
Compliance tools 
Lethal force

Question 12

Suicide by cop

Answer 12

Instances in which despondent individuals act in a manner calculated to force police to use lethal force.

Often involve people with mental illnesses or suicidal tendencies

Question 13

Influences on police decision making

Answer 13

Policing task environment
Person of interest- uncooperative or disrespectful
Policing style of the individual
Seriousness of the alleged offences

Question 14

Racial profiling

Answer 14

Targeting of individual or particular racial group on the basis of the supposed criminal propensity of the entire group

Question 15

Discrimination

Answer 15

Distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on the group class or category

Question 16

Equal rights in the charter

Answer 16

Ha benefit of the law without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability.

Question 17

Principle of accountability

Answer 17

Actions of police officers and subject to review

Either by governing authorities,courts and judiciary, or complaints and commissions