CRIM 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Grievous Bodily Harm
21 Apr 2016
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Public judgement based on video clips/media coverage that may be out of context. Police can no longer frame the situation how they want. A defining (but rarely used) feature of policing. One of the misunderstood powers granted to representatives of government. Heavily scrutinized, and subject to public debate and discourse. Use of force situations characterized by a rapidly evolving scenario, complex environment, and potentially high degree of fear. S. 25-33 of the criminal code justification . S. 26, 27, 37 provisions for the police use of force. Court decisions e. g. , r. v. nasoglauk, 2010. The suspect/subject: behaviour, mental health/mental state, criminal history. Need to use force and the level of force often dictated by subject"s level of resistance: cooperative, passive resistance (non-cooperative, active resistance, combative, showing potential for grievous bodily harm or death. Based on demonstrated threat, officers have different levels of force intervention: officer presence, communication (often in tandem with presence, empty hand control, compliance tools/intermediate weapons, lethal force.
