Starting a Police Investigation
Identification and Collection
Arrest and Detention
Searches
Pre-Trial Release
100
The site where the offence took place
What is the crime scene
100
The use of biochemical and other scientific techniques to analyze evidence in a criminal investigation
What is forensic science
100
This should happen as soon as a suspect is arrested
What is informed of their rights - including to remain silent
100
These are the 3 conditions for a search to be legal
What is the arrest must be lawful, the search must be connected to the lawful arrest and the manner the search is carried out must be reasonable
100
The temporary release of an accused who posts money or other security
What is bail
200
A written record of what an officer has witnessed
What is a police log
200
Patterns or marks found on surfaces and caused by various objects
What are impressions
200
This is often the first step in an interrogation
What is a description of the entire incident
200
An arrested person does not have to supply police with a breath, blood or urine sample..unless
What is they are suspected of impaired driving
200
A signed agreement that an accused will apear in court on the day of the trial
What is promise to appear
300
I have a "beat" or area that I check. I am usually first on scene at a crime
What is a beat officer
300
General attributes of an object
What are class characteristics
300
Information that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the suspect had committed a criminal offence
What is reasonable grounds
300
This Act gives police the authority to search any premises except a person's residence for illegal drugs without first getting a warrant
What is the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
300
This is a judicial hearing in which the crown or accused tries to convince the judge to detain or release the accused before trial
What is a show-case hearing
400
I am trained in evidence collection and preservation techniques
What is a scenes of crime officer
400
The print formed by natural oils and perspiration. They are invisible to the naked eye
What are latent fingerprints
400
This is one circumstance when a warrant is not needed for an arrest
What is reasonable grounds that the suspect has or will commit an indictable offence
400
This is a court document that gives the police the right to search a specific location
What is a warrant
400
What is one circumstance when the burden of proof shifts to the defence
What is the accused was charged with committing an indictable offence while on bail; the charge involves failure to appear; the accused is charged with importing, trafficking narcotics
500
The loss, destruction or alteration of physical evicence
What is contamination
500
Even though many criminals wear these to protect their identity, they can still be used to find impressions
What are gloves
500
What is the first step in an arrest
What is identifying yourself as a police officer
500
These are the hours that a search must take place
What is between 6 am and 9 pm
500
An accused who has been denied bail can apply for this
What is a writ of habeas corpus
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