Exam 7: Police Powers and the Use of Force

How many use-of-force options are available to police officers?

What section of the Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms protects all citizens against "unreasonable" search or seizure?

The majority of Canadians surveyed in a March 2015 poll support Bill C-51 (short title: Anti-terrorism Act,2015).

Describe at least two ways that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms impacts police powers.

The Supreme Court of Canada has established that search warrants are required in certain situations; which situation requires a search warrant?

An officer arrives at a residence where a woman made a 9-1-1 call to report being a victim of domestic violence.Upon the officer's arrival,the alleged attacker-the husband-flees the residence.Which level of demonstrated threat does this exemplify?

A suspect who is interviewed by Canadian police officers in the U.S.must be informed of the right to counsel.

Conducted energy devices were adopted by Canadian police services in the early 1990s.

The wording police officers use to communicate Charter rights upon arrest or detention is the same across Canada.

Discuss what is known about the frequency of police use of force in Canada.Additionally,identify and describe at least two correlates of police use of force.

Which case defined the practice of detention as occurring when a police officer assumes "control over the movement of a person by a demand or direction that may have significant legal consequence and that prevents or impedes access to [legal] counsel"?

A person who resists an unlawful arrest is guilty of resisting a police officer in the execution of his or her duty.

Which case established the police can conduct a warrantless search of a suspect's cellphone as part of an immediate investigation?

Canadian police officers derive their authority from the Criminal Code and various provincial statutes.Which section of the Criminal Code provides police officers with the authority to obtain DNA samples?

Police officers may be held criminally or civilly liable for assault if they use force in excess of what is necessary.

Police officers respond to a 9-1-1 call reporting a man is waving a gun in a public shopping market.Once the officers arrive,the man runs towards them and yells,"I'm going to shoot you!" The officers shoot the man before he shoots them.What does this exemplify?

Which case established the parameters on the powers of the police with respect to search and seizure?

What progressive use-of-force response level has been utilized when an officer chooses to use her body posture,facial expression,and eye contact to manage an encounter?

Identify and describe three situations when an officer can arrest a suspect without an arrest warrant.

Canadian police officers derive their authority from the Criminal Code and various provincial statutes.Which section of the Criminal Code provides police officers with the authority to search with a warrant?