ADPP Session 1 Law Powers PPP145 Questions And
Answers Graded A+
Role |of |Police |in |a |Democratic |Society |- |correct |answer. P |- |Protecting |life |and
|property
P |- |Preventing |and |detecting |crime |U
|- |Upholding |the |law
M |- |Maintaining |order
P |- |Provide |policing |services
Proving |criminal |liability |- |correct |answer. 1. |Prosecution |must |prove |each |element |of
|offence |beyond |reasonable |doubt
2. |Establishing |mens |rea |and |actus |reus.
Temporal |Coincidence |- |correct |answer. Actus |reus |and |Mens |rea |must |coincide |in
|time |(occur |simultaneously)
Define |strict |liability |- |correct |answer. An |emphasis |on |Actus |reus |and |excludes |much
|of |Mens |rea.
Eg. |traffic |offences.
Define |the |Doctrine |of |Doli |Incapax |& |Age |of |Criminal |Responsibility |- |correct |answer.
- A |child |under |10 |is |incapable |of |forming |a |criminal |intent |therefore |they |cannot |be
|charged |for |any |offences.
- Ages |between |10-14 |is |presumed |that |they |cannot |commit |any |crimes |because |they
|do |not |understand |what |is |right |or |wrong.
Penalty |for:
a) Serious |Indictable |Offence
b) Minor |Indictable |Offence
c) Strictly |Indictable |Offence |- |correct |answer. a) |5 |years |or |more
b) 2-5 |years
c) 20 |years |- |life
Statute |of |Limitations |for:
a) Summary |matters
b) Indictable |matters |- |correct |answer. a) |6 |months
b) |no |time |limit
,Evidence |Act |1995 |Section |140 |- |correct |answer. Civil |Proceedings |: |standard |of |proof
|Prosecutor |must |prove |the |balance |of |probabilities.
Evidence |Act |1995 |Section |141 |- |correct |answer. Criminal |Proceedings: |standard |of
|proof
Prosecutor |must |prove |beyond |reasonable |doubt.
Sections |contained |in |an |Act |- |correct |answer. 1. |Offence
2. Definition
3. Power
4. Procedural
STOPAR |- |correct |answer. Stop |= |stop/focus |on |problem
Think |= |consider |own |knowledge |of |policing |situations, |key |factors |(5WHs)
Observe |= |gather |information |to |formulate |plan, |identify |key |elements, |risk |assessment
|Act |= |implement |action |plan
Review |= |assess/self-reflect |situation, |outcome, |actions, |further |improvements.
Admissible |Evidence |must |be: |- |correct |answer. 1. |Relevant |(Evidence |Act |s.55)
2. Reliable |(Evidence |Act |s.165)
3. Fair |(Evidence |Act |s.135)
Sources |of |Evidence |- |correct |answer. 1. |Original |= |oral |testimonies
2. Real |= |physical |evidence: |weapons, |DNA, |fingerprints
3. Documentary |= |written, |electronic, |audio, |visual |records
Define |inculpatory |evidence. |- |correct |answer. evidence |that |incriminates |(guilty)
Define |exculpatory |evidence |- |correct |answer. evidence |that |exonerates |(innocent)
Hierarchy |of |Secondary |ID |methods |- |correct |answer. 1. |Crowd |Scenes
2. Photographs
3. In |Dock |(court)
Define |Arrest |- |correct |answer. T |= |total |Restraint |of |the |personal |liberty |of |another
|E |= |effective |from |the |moment |a |person |is |not |free |to |come |and |go |as |they |please
A |= |A |officer |plainly |conveys |by |words |or |actions |that |a |suspect |is |not |free |to |leave
Reasons |To |Arrest |- |correct |answer. - |Offence
- Virtue |of |a |Warrant
- Breach |of |Peace
- Virtue |of |a |specific |power |other |than |LEPRA
a) Bail |Act |2013
b) Road |Transport |Act |2013
, Define |Reasonable |Suspicion |- |correct |answer. - |More |than |an |ideal |wondering
|whether |something |exists |or |not.
- Positive |feeling |of |actual |apprehension/mistrust |to |a |slight |opinion |but |without |enough
|evidence
- Test |is |both |subjective |(you) |and |objective |(reasonable |person)
Elements |of |a |Lawful |Arrest |- |correct |answer. 1. |Sanctioned |by |law |(offence, |warrant,
|etc)
2. Sufficient |act |of |arrest |(restraint/submission)
3. Safeguards |(IPE)
Effecting |an |arrest |- |correct |answer. - |Seizure/touching |a |person's |body |with |a |view |to
|his/her |arrest
- Officer |states |in |terms |that |they |are |arresting |the |suspect |and |the |suspect |submits |to
|the |authority |of |the |officer
- Words/conduct |by |the |PO |make |it |clear |the |person |is |not |free |to |go.
Alternatives |to |arrest |- |correct |answer. - |No |action
- Warning/Caution
- Penalty |Notice
- Field |Court |Attendance |Notice |(FCAN)
- Future |Service |Court |Attendance |Notice |(FSCAN)
LEPRA |Section |201 |- |correct |answer. Police |powers |to |which |this |Part |applies:
- Stop, |search |or |arrest
- Stop, |search |a |vehicle, |vessel, |or |aircraft
- Enter |to |search |premises
- Seize |property
- Disclose |identity
- Give |direction
- Establish |a |crime |scene
- Powers |that |don't |require |IPE
- Enter |or |search |a |public |place
- Convert |search |warrant
- Detain |intoxicated |person
LEPRA |Section |202 |- |correct |answer. I |= |Inform |- |reason |for |exercise
|P |= |Provide |- |name |and |place |of |duty
E |= |Evidence |- |that |you |are |an |officer |(unless |in |uniform)
LEPRA |Section |203 |- |correct |answer. Police |officers |to |give |warnings |when |giving |or
|making |directions, |requirements |or |requests |that |must |be |complied |with:
- Warning |not |required |if |person |complied
- PO |must |comply |as |soon |as |reasonably |practicable
- Only |1 |officer |is |required |to |comply |between |2 |officers.
Answers Graded A+
Role |of |Police |in |a |Democratic |Society |- |correct |answer. P |- |Protecting |life |and
|property
P |- |Preventing |and |detecting |crime |U
|- |Upholding |the |law
M |- |Maintaining |order
P |- |Provide |policing |services
Proving |criminal |liability |- |correct |answer. 1. |Prosecution |must |prove |each |element |of
|offence |beyond |reasonable |doubt
2. |Establishing |mens |rea |and |actus |reus.
Temporal |Coincidence |- |correct |answer. Actus |reus |and |Mens |rea |must |coincide |in
|time |(occur |simultaneously)
Define |strict |liability |- |correct |answer. An |emphasis |on |Actus |reus |and |excludes |much
|of |Mens |rea.
Eg. |traffic |offences.
Define |the |Doctrine |of |Doli |Incapax |& |Age |of |Criminal |Responsibility |- |correct |answer.
- A |child |under |10 |is |incapable |of |forming |a |criminal |intent |therefore |they |cannot |be
|charged |for |any |offences.
- Ages |between |10-14 |is |presumed |that |they |cannot |commit |any |crimes |because |they
|do |not |understand |what |is |right |or |wrong.
Penalty |for:
a) Serious |Indictable |Offence
b) Minor |Indictable |Offence
c) Strictly |Indictable |Offence |- |correct |answer. a) |5 |years |or |more
b) 2-5 |years
c) 20 |years |- |life
Statute |of |Limitations |for:
a) Summary |matters
b) Indictable |matters |- |correct |answer. a) |6 |months
b) |no |time |limit
,Evidence |Act |1995 |Section |140 |- |correct |answer. Civil |Proceedings |: |standard |of |proof
|Prosecutor |must |prove |the |balance |of |probabilities.
Evidence |Act |1995 |Section |141 |- |correct |answer. Criminal |Proceedings: |standard |of
|proof
Prosecutor |must |prove |beyond |reasonable |doubt.
Sections |contained |in |an |Act |- |correct |answer. 1. |Offence
2. Definition
3. Power
4. Procedural
STOPAR |- |correct |answer. Stop |= |stop/focus |on |problem
Think |= |consider |own |knowledge |of |policing |situations, |key |factors |(5WHs)
Observe |= |gather |information |to |formulate |plan, |identify |key |elements, |risk |assessment
|Act |= |implement |action |plan
Review |= |assess/self-reflect |situation, |outcome, |actions, |further |improvements.
Admissible |Evidence |must |be: |- |correct |answer. 1. |Relevant |(Evidence |Act |s.55)
2. Reliable |(Evidence |Act |s.165)
3. Fair |(Evidence |Act |s.135)
Sources |of |Evidence |- |correct |answer. 1. |Original |= |oral |testimonies
2. Real |= |physical |evidence: |weapons, |DNA, |fingerprints
3. Documentary |= |written, |electronic, |audio, |visual |records
Define |inculpatory |evidence. |- |correct |answer. evidence |that |incriminates |(guilty)
Define |exculpatory |evidence |- |correct |answer. evidence |that |exonerates |(innocent)
Hierarchy |of |Secondary |ID |methods |- |correct |answer. 1. |Crowd |Scenes
2. Photographs
3. In |Dock |(court)
Define |Arrest |- |correct |answer. T |= |total |Restraint |of |the |personal |liberty |of |another
|E |= |effective |from |the |moment |a |person |is |not |free |to |come |and |go |as |they |please
A |= |A |officer |plainly |conveys |by |words |or |actions |that |a |suspect |is |not |free |to |leave
Reasons |To |Arrest |- |correct |answer. - |Offence
- Virtue |of |a |Warrant
- Breach |of |Peace
- Virtue |of |a |specific |power |other |than |LEPRA
a) Bail |Act |2013
b) Road |Transport |Act |2013
, Define |Reasonable |Suspicion |- |correct |answer. - |More |than |an |ideal |wondering
|whether |something |exists |or |not.
- Positive |feeling |of |actual |apprehension/mistrust |to |a |slight |opinion |but |without |enough
|evidence
- Test |is |both |subjective |(you) |and |objective |(reasonable |person)
Elements |of |a |Lawful |Arrest |- |correct |answer. 1. |Sanctioned |by |law |(offence, |warrant,
|etc)
2. Sufficient |act |of |arrest |(restraint/submission)
3. Safeguards |(IPE)
Effecting |an |arrest |- |correct |answer. - |Seizure/touching |a |person's |body |with |a |view |to
|his/her |arrest
- Officer |states |in |terms |that |they |are |arresting |the |suspect |and |the |suspect |submits |to
|the |authority |of |the |officer
- Words/conduct |by |the |PO |make |it |clear |the |person |is |not |free |to |go.
Alternatives |to |arrest |- |correct |answer. - |No |action
- Warning/Caution
- Penalty |Notice
- Field |Court |Attendance |Notice |(FCAN)
- Future |Service |Court |Attendance |Notice |(FSCAN)
LEPRA |Section |201 |- |correct |answer. Police |powers |to |which |this |Part |applies:
- Stop, |search |or |arrest
- Stop, |search |a |vehicle, |vessel, |or |aircraft
- Enter |to |search |premises
- Seize |property
- Disclose |identity
- Give |direction
- Establish |a |crime |scene
- Powers |that |don't |require |IPE
- Enter |or |search |a |public |place
- Convert |search |warrant
- Detain |intoxicated |person
LEPRA |Section |202 |- |correct |answer. I |= |Inform |- |reason |for |exercise
|P |= |Provide |- |name |and |place |of |duty
E |= |Evidence |- |that |you |are |an |officer |(unless |in |uniform)
LEPRA |Section |203 |- |correct |answer. Police |officers |to |give |warnings |when |giving |or
|making |directions, |requirements |or |requests |that |must |be |complied |with:
- Warning |not |required |if |person |complied
- PO |must |comply |as |soon |as |reasonably |practicable
- Only |1 |officer |is |required |to |comply |between |2 |officers.
