PC Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Common Law
A
A persons right to
- protect themselves from an attack
- act in defence from others
- prevent crime
- make an arrest
- use reasonable force if necessary
2
Q
Section 3 - Crimal Law Act 1967
A
A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assissting the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large
3
Q
Section 117 - PACE 1984
A
- confers a power on the constable
- dont need permission/consent to use reasonable force
- officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the power
4
Q
Use of Force legislation
A
Section 117 PACE 1984 (officer only)
Section 3 Criminal Law Act 1967 (officer + civilians)
Common Law (officer + civilians)
5
Q
LEAPS strategy
A
Listen Empathis Ask Paraphrase Summarise
6
Q
5 step appeal
A
- Simple Appeal - please move
- Reasonable Appeal - why are you here?
- Personal Appeal - employment/children
- Final Appeal - anything i can do?
- Action - move them ourselves (pressure points)
7
Q
Warning signs
A
Prolonged eye contact Facial colour darken Standing tall/head back Abrupt stop/start behaviour Ground kicking Large movements (arms out) Accelerated breathing Non verbal adapter (fidgeting)
8
Q
Danger signs
A
Clench fist Facial colour pale Lips tighten over teeth Eyebrows/chin drops Target acquisition glances Hands come over waist Body lowers Stance changes Silence
9
Q
Pava (captor 2)
Make up
Usage stats
A
Perlagonic Acid Vanillylamide
99.7% water+ethanol (50:50mix)
0.3% nonivamide
Nitrogen is the propellant
1-3.5m distance 3-40min recovery time Section 5 firearm Moving air - continuous Still air - short sharp blasts Crowds - sweeping motion
10
Q
Taser stats
A
- 21ft max range
- 50000v 0.0021amp
- 19 pulses of electricity per second
- Aim for muscles (disrupts muscular motor nerves)
- Got to have a complete circuit (boths prongs attached) if not step in and drive stun
