Police Powers, Criminal Investigation Process and Your Rights Flashcards
- Types of body searches:
Pat-Down
Strip Search
Internal Body Search
- Example(s) of when you have to give your name and address:
…when being interviewed by police.
- Questioning: If the person is under 18
an independent person must be present
- Questioning: If the person is over 18
no independent person allowed
- ID Parades are:
An Identification Parade is when the police ask the witness to look at a line of people, to see if they can identify who committed an offence.
- Types and examples of bodily samples:
Non-Intimate: hair, fingernail/toenail
Intimate: blood, pubic hair & saliva
- Age to: marry
16-17 (if the partner is over 18, parents/guardians agree, & if the court agrees) or 18
- Age to: car and motorbike license
16 (learners permit)
- Age to: leave home
17
- Age to: leave school
17
- Age to: buy and/or consume alcohol and smokes
18
- Age to: enter into contracts
18
- What is Bail:
Bail means the police release you from custody if you promise to go to court later to face the charges against you.
Bail may not be granted if the crime is excessively violent, in murder cases or if there is a genuine concern the accused may not appear in court.
- What is Remand:
Remand is the period of time spent in jail before trial if bail has been denied. Yes, it does come off the sentence.
- Be able to name three roles the police have in the criminal investigation process:
to investigate crimes
to make arrests
to interrogate suspects
