Deck 7: Police Powers and the Use of Force

Question 1

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 arrest?

A) section 485
B) section 495
C) section 505
D) section 515

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which statement reflects research findings about police officer attributes that are associated with police use of force in encounter situations?

A) Female officers are reluctant to use coercive force.
B) Younger officers are less likely to use coercive force.
C) Officers with a university degree are more likely to use force.
D) Officers with fewer years of experience are more likely to use force.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A suspect invokes his right to silence while being interrogated by the police; however,the police continue to question the suspect at length.Which case affirmed the use of this police practice?

A) R v.Singh
B) R v.Smith
C) R.v.Singer
D) R.v.Sampson

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

A) six
B) five
C) four
D) three

Question 5

Two officers arrive at a nightclub where a 9-1-1 call came from,reporting a serious assault among three men.Upon the officers' arrival,the men curse at the officers and resist the officers' requests for identification.Which level of demonstrated threat does this exemplify?

A) combative
B) disobedient
C) confrontational
D) non-cooperative

Question 6

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?

A) section 467.05
B) section 477.05
C) section 487.05
D) section 497.05

Question 7

What progressive use-of-force response level has been utilized when an officer chooses to use a beanbag round to manage a suspect who is resisting arrest?

A) lethal force
B) impact weapons
C) compliance tools
D) hard empty hand controls

Question 8

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

A) R.v.Mann
B) R v.Godoy
C) R.v.Feeney
D) R.v.Cornell

Question 9

Which of the following is defined as "a written statement sworn by a police officer alleging that a person has committed a specific criminal offence"?

A) information
B) arrest warrant
C) judicial notice
D) licence of committal

Question 10

A detained suspect being interrogated by the police requests the presence of a defence lawyer during her interrogation,but the officers continue the interrogation in the absence of the suspect's counsel.What is the name of one of the cases that affirmed the use of this police practice?

A) R.v.McIver
B) R.v.McCabe
C) R.v.McAllister
D) R.v.McCrimmon

Question 11

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

A) perimeter searches of residential facilities
B) searches of persons and their immediate surroundings for self-protection
C) premises searches when officers believe someone is in danger on the premises
D) searches of persons and their immediate surroundings for evidence preservation

Question 12

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?

A) section 467
B) section 477
C) section 487
D) section 497

Question 13

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) resistant
B) oppositional
C) non-compliant
D) non-conformity

Question 14

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?

A) dialogue
B) presence
C) strategic positioning
D) soft empty hand control

Question 15

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) R.v.Krautz
B) R.v.Kaliszuk
C) R v.Schwartz
D) R.v.Schmautz

Question 16

In which case did the Supreme Court of Canada rule in favour of the police practice of locating marijuana grow-ups by using aircraft and thermal-imaging technology to detect "heat" from houses?

A) R.v.Phipps
B) R.v.Brown
C) R.v.Tessling
D) R.v.Beaudry

Question 17

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?

A) coercive homicide
B) one-plus-one homicide
C) passive resistant homicide
D) victim-precipitated homicide

Question 18

How much did Taser use decrease in British Columbia between 2007 and 2012?

A) 77 percent
B) 87 percent
C) 97 percent
D) 107 percent

Question 19

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

A) R v.Vu
B) R v.Telus
C) R v.Farmer
D) R.v.Fearon

Question 20

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

A) section 4
B) section 8
C) section 12
D) section 16

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

Research on the use of force by several Canadian police services found that the police used force in 10 percent of all of their encounters with the public.

Question 24

Section 25 of the Criminal Code provides police with the authority to use force.

Question 25

Identify and describe the components of the National Use of Force Model and how officers utilize this model.

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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.

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

A study conducted by the Calgary Police Service found that the use of force by the police was rare.

Question 34

A study conducted by the Calgary Police Service found that nearly 90 percent of cases in which force was used involved a person who was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.