Use Of Force Flashcards
What is section 40 of the crimes act 1961?
Escape
Relates to use of force to prevent a person trying to avoid arrest or to escape after arrest.
What is section 39 of the Crimes Act 1961?
Arrest
Relates to the use of force when carrying out an arrest ot executing a warrant or process.
What is section 41 of the crimes act 1961?
Suicide
Relates to the use of force to prevent suicide or certain offences.
What is section 42 of the crimes act 1961?
Breach of the peace
Gives justification to those witnessing a breach of the peace to interfere, using force if necessary, to prevent the disturbance from continuing or restarting.
What is section 48 of the crimes act 1961?
Self defence
Justification of the use of force in self-defence or the defence of another.
What is section 62 of the crimes act 1961?
“Everyone authorised by law to use force is crimally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and quality of the act that constitues the excess.”
What is section 32 of the policing act 2008?
May use reasonable and necessary force to obtain identification of a person in custody.
What is section 33 of the policing act 2008?
May use reasonable and necessary force to obtain details of identification of person for summons.
What is section 11 of the search and survelliance act 2012?
Custody search
Allows reasonable force to be used to remove money and property from a person in lawful police custody.