CRM 1300 Study Guide - Pepper Spray, Resistance 3, Preliminary Hearing
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Criminal and non-criminal behaviour committed during the course of normal work activities or committed under the guise of the police officer"s authority. Involves the application of various types of coercion when the police are interacting with citizens: abuse of authority. 4 types of coercion: (ex. , verbal threats; taking it too far) Verbal (officer abuses by using threat; unauthorised language) Physical (officer uses physical strength against the individual) Lethal (use of deadly weapon ~ officer uses gun) Rodney king riots led to this in los angeles: Force that is used with the intent to cause bodily injury or death. Until 1995, cc permitted the shooting of a fleeing felon w/o consideration of danger of suspect. Parliament introduced new defence - cc s. 25 (4) Swift electric rifles = taser (m-26, most common taser) Ottawa, first to adopt use of taser (taser minimized injuries and fatalities; however, many concerns (20) deaths resulting in canada)
