Police Officer Decision-Making and Search Warrant Procedures Quiz
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What technology did detectives use in 2000 to discover that both women were murdered by the same man?

  • Facial recognition software
  • Lie detector tests
  • Fingerprint analysis
  • DNA technology (correct)

    • What method did police begin using in 2019 to identify the suspect's family group?

  • Familial DNA searching (correct)
  • Handwriting analysis
  • Voice recognition technology
  • Polygraph testing

    • What is the source of police officers' knowledge about the use/application of discretion?

  • Common law (correct)
  • Personal experience
  • Statute law
  • Police college

    • Out of Toronto’s 700 cold cases, how many cases are thought to have DNA recovered at the scene belonging to Joseph George Sutherland?

    <p>43</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the grounds needed to justify investigative detention?

    <p>Reasonable suspicion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the factors influencing an officer's discretion?

    <p>Relationships in the community and availability of alternatives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can undermine the Criminal Code and create inconsistencies in the legal system?

    <p>Police discretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered prima facie unreasonable?

    <p>Warrantless searches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What case outlines the grounds needed to justify the search of a person being detained for investigative purposes?

    <p>R v MacDonald</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of discrimination is defined as direct, indirect, and systemic?

    <p>Racial discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can have a negative impact on diverse cultural backgrounds?

    <p>Zero-tolerance policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allows police and the community to cooperate in deciding how laws will be enforced?

    <p>Discretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the standard required to justify warrantless searches?

    <p>Probable cause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can influence how officers use discretion?

    <p>Community relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can influence an officer’s decision to lay charges?

    <p>Police service policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the pros of police discretion?

    <p>Compassion in policing and addressing economic realities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who has absolute confidentiality, according to the text?

    <p>Confidential informants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who holds the informer privilege, as per the text?

    <p>The Crown and the informer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is information from a confidential informer admissible?

    <p>When the defense challenges the grounds of a search, seizure, or arrest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Deboot Test involve?

    <p>Evaluating if the information is compelling, credible, and corroborated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must police be able to ensure regarding seized items?

    <p>Continuity of evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of search warrant is the most common for physical items that are evidence of an offense?

    <p>Ordinary search warrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in specialty search warrants, according to the text?

    <p>General search warrants and telewarrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is CC Form 1, according to the text?

    <p>A statement of factors concerning an investigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pages of the textbook discuss a scenario and sample ITO for a search warrant?

    <p>Pages 266 to 272</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the influences on police discretion, according to the text?

    <p>Environmental factors, administrative factors, and situational factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What environmental factors influence police discretion?

    <p>Social, economic, and demographic makeup of the local community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'nexus of search' relate to?

    <p>The direct relationship between the offense, evidence needed, and location for a search warrant application</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the '3 Part Test' in R v. Belliveau require?

    <p>Lawful entry, inadvertent discovery, and obviousness of the evidence in plain view</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When can CC search warrants be executed?

    <p>At night with reasonable grounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what circumstances can strip searches be conducted in the field?

    <p>Generally at the police station unless there are urgent circumstances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who has the authority to search students or their lockers?

    <p>School officials with reasonable grounds to believe a violation has occurred</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of discretion in police decision-making?

    <p>Allowing police officers to decide whether to engage the judicial process or pursue alternate courses of action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of experience for a police officer's decision-making?

    <p>It can change an officer's view on offenses and influence their discretionary decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should cavity searches be conducted?

    <p>At a hospital by a doctor with consent or a valid search warrant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the factors that can influence a police officer’s approach to enforcing laws?

    <p>Administrative factors and individual factors such as personal beliefs, biases, and experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the definitions of 'night' and 'day' important for?

    <p>For the execution of search warrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ruling regarding the execution of CDSA search warrants?

    <p>They can be executed at any time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 'nexus of search' related to?

    <p>The direct relationship between the offense, evidence needed, and location for a search warrant application</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Police Officer Decision-Making and Search Warrants

    • Administrative factors can influence a police officer’s approach to enforcing laws.
    • Individual factors such as personal beliefs, biases, and experience can affect how police officers respond to threats and make decisions on charging individuals.
    • The "nexus of search" relates to the direct relationship between the offense, evidence needed, and location for a search warrant application.
    • Discretion allows police officers to decide whether to engage the judicial process or pursue alternate courses of action.
    • Experience as a police officer can change an officer's view on offenses and influence their discretionary decision-making.
    • The "3 Part Test" in R v. Belliveau requires a lawful entry, inadvertent discovery, and obviousness of the evidence in plain view.
    • All searches should be conducted thoroughly.
    • R v Golden ruling stated that strip searches in the field should generally be conducted at the police station unless there are urgent circumstances.
    • Cavity searches must be conducted at a hospital by a doctor with consent or a valid search warrant.
    • The definitions of "night" and "day" are important for the execution of search warrants, with most warrants executed during the day.
    • CC search warrants can be executed at night if there are reasonable grounds, while CDSA search warrants can be executed at any time.
    • School officials have the authority to search students or their lockers if there are reasonable grounds to believe a violation has occurred.

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    Test your knowledge of police officer decision-making and search warrant procedures with this quiz. Explore factors that influence officers' actions, the criteria for obtaining search warrants, and the rules surrounding search executions and procedures.

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