PLC Questions

Question 0

Where do police officers obtain their authority? (In English)

Answer 0

• Knowledge
• Charismatic
• From fact (law)
• From right (doing the right thing, responsibility from the job we do)
• Moral (a moral high ground)

Question 1

How can the police hinder and improve social cohesion?

Answer 1

Hinder - Lack of impartial policing

       - Failure to explain differences 
       - Absence of fair and equitable decision making

Improve - Encouraging participation

          - Working in and with communities
          - Brokering relationships

Question 2

What are the 9 pieces of legislation in reference to the Equality Act 2010?

Answer 2

AGE (includes any particular age or range of ages)

DISABILITY (which includes mental health and those diagnosed as clinically obese)

GENDER / SEX (male or female)

RACE (includes colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins)

RELIGION OR BELIEF (includes lack of belief and religion)

SEXUAL ORIENTATION (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, heterosexual)

TRANSGENDER(includes a person proposing to undergo, undergoing or has undergone gender reassignment)

PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY (including protection for breast feeding mothers)

MARRIAGE & CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS (marriage between persons of opposite sex or civil partnerships of single sex)

Question 3

Where do police officers obtain their authority? (In Latin)

Answer 3

• Epistemic (knowledge)
• Natural (charismatic)
• De facto (from fact)
• De jure (from right)
• Moral (a moral high ground)

Question 4

What are the changes in society?

Answer 4

P     Political
E     Economic
S     Societal
T     Technical
E     Environmental 
L      Legal

Question 5

What is the power of arrest?

Answer 5

1) A constable may arrest without warrant anyone

a) who is about to commit an offence
b) who is committing an offence
c) whom he has reasonable grounds to suspect to be about to commit an offence
d) who he has reasonable grounds to suspect to be committing an offence

2) Where a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed, he may arrest without warrant anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence.

Question 6

What is the power of arrest?

Answer 6

1) A constable may arrest without warrant anyone

a) who is about to commit an offence
b) who is committing an offence
c) whom he has reasonable grounds to suspect to be about to commit an offence
d) who he has reasonable grounds to suspect to be committing an offence

2) Where a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence has been committed, he may arrest without warrant anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of the offence.

Question 7

What are the influences on criminal behaviour?

Answer 7

Social factors

and

Environmental factors

Question 8

Which authorities must participate in the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership meetings? (CDRP)

Answer 8

Police
Local Authority - schools / local councillors
Police Authority - police crime commissioner
Fire and Rescuer Authorities
Primary Care Trust

Question 9

What is the definition of a racist incident?

Answer 9

A racist incident is any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person