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 - correct answer ✔✔c. section 487
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 - correct answer ✔✔b. section 495
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 - correct answer ✔✔c. section 487.05
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 - correct answer ✔✔a. information
,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 - correct answer ✔✔c. R. v. Tessling
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 - correct answer ✔✔a. R v. Singh
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. McCrimmo - correct answer ✔✔d. R. v. McCrimmo
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 - correct answer ✔✔d. R. v. Schmautz
, 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 - correct answer ✔✔b. section 8
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 - correct answer
✔✔a. perimeter searches of residential facilities
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 - correct answer ✔✔c. R. v. Feeney
Which case established the police can conduct a warrantless search of a suspect's cellphone as part of an
immediate investigation?
a. Rv.Vu
b. R v. Telus
c. R v. Farmer
d. R. v. Fearon - correct answer ✔✔d. R. v. Fearon
How many use-of-force options are available to police officers?
a. six
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