Deck Flashcards
Charter
Protects against unreasonable intrusion of the goverment
Right
a power, privilige or immunity secured to a person by law
Section 8
Everyone has the right against reasonable search and seizure
Section 9
protection from Illegal detention or imprisonment
Section 10
Rights on arrest
494 of Criminal Code
Provides civilians the power to arrest without warrant and the use of force
Types of law
Common Law, Case Law, Statue Law
Classifications of law
Summary, Hybrid/Dual, Indictable
Finds committing
seeing a person commit a offence or seeing a person commit an offence pursuing him immediately and continously until arrested
Reasonable grounds
a set of facts or circumstances which would satisfy an ordinary, cautious, and prudent person that there is reason to beileve, and which goes beyond mere suspicion
25 of the Criminal Code
Authorizes use of force in law
section 26 of the Criminal Code
Excessive force
Arrest
Taking physical control of a person with the intent to detain him or her
Steps to a arrest
- Identify themselves
- Tell them they are under arrest
- Tell them why they are under arrest
- Take physical control
- Issue them rights
- Ensure they understand rights
How to deal with situations?
- Assess
- Plan
- Act
Perception examples
sight/vision, cultural background, critical incident stress symptoms, injuries, gender, skills, abilites, training, personal experience, strength, fitness level
Tactical consideration examples
appearance, consequences of disengaging, numbers, cover, distance, resources/equipment available, etc
Factors that affect situations
Environment: weather, lighting
Perceived subject’s abilities: size
Knowledge of subject: history
Time & Distance: escape routes
Potential attack signs: aggressive
Cooperative subject
Subject responds appropriately to the officer’s prescence
UOF option: officer presence and communication
Passive resistant
Individual who is not doing what is asked of them, but not providing any threats
UOF options: communication and soft physical control
Active resistant
use of non-assaultive action to resist
UOF options: Prying with baton, OC scary, and soft physical control
Assaultive
subject attempts to apply force to any person (act or gesture)
UOF option: intermediate weapon and hard physical control
Serious bodily harm or death
subject exhibits action that the officer reasonablily beileves are intended or likely to cause serious harm or death to any person
UOF options: lethal weapons
Use of force options
Officer Prescence (good deportment, professional demeanor, assertive, confident)
Communication (active listening skills, verbal and non verbal skills)
Soft physical control (guiding and escorting)
Hard physical control (grounding and strikes)
Intermediate weapons (baton, OC sprays, taser)
Lethal force (firearm, vehicle, weapons of opportunity)
