Searching
Who can approved a strip search in the Jail?
What is Jail NCO
Who is responsible for jail operations?
What is, Jail NCO
What is Section 8?
- Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.
What is, would you prefer a male or female to search you?
What are two radio codes used in the Jail?
- Code Blue
- Code Red
- Code Orange
What is Section 9?
- Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
What is, reasonable grounds to believe
What does MDO stand for?
What is,
Mentally Disordered Offender
What is Section 10A and 10B?
What is,
- Everyone has the right on arrest or detention,
a) to be informed promptly of the reasons
b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right
What is the Collins Test?
What is,
- Authorized by law
- Law must be reasonable
- Was the search conducted in a reasonable manner
What are 2 examples to justify where force may be used by jail guards?
What is,
- In self-defence against unprovoked assault
- Prevent against personal assault or assault against another
- Prevent against commission of offence
- Required or authorized by law in the administration or enforcement of the law (booking, searching, handcuffing, preventing someone from injuring themselves, transporting)
What is,
- Inform the reason of arrest/detention
- Inform right to lawyer without delay
- Implement right to counsel
- Timelines, lawyer of choice, privacy
Name three objective facts to justify a strip search.
What is,
- Object felt during a search
- Comments made by prisoner
- Information from other police, witness, prisoners
- History of concealing items
- Offences arrested on
What are the four levels of searches?
- Pat down search
- Frisk search
- Strip search
- Body cavity search
Name four issues concerning a person's ability to understand and exercise their right to counsel.
What is,
- Operating mind
- Lack of intelligence
- Language
- Legalese
- Lawyer of choice
What is Section 2 of the Identification of Criminals Act?
a. The following persons may be fingerprinted or photographed;
i. Any person who is in lawful custody charged with or convicted of an indictable offence
ii. Any person alleged to have commited and indictable offence, who is required, to appear for the purposes of this act by an appearance notice, promise to appear, recognizance or summons
b. Such force may be used as is necessary to the effectual carrying out and application of the measurements, processes and operations of fingerprinting/photographing