Collecting Evidence
what is the name of the scientist who analyzes evidence?
forensic scientist
When a person is arrested, they must immediately be told why and be informed of this legal right.
What is the right to retain and instruct counsel (a lawyer)?
This is the legal term for the person who actually commits the criminal offence.
What is the perpetrator?
What is it called when evidence is altered or damaged?
What is contamination?
What kind of search was involved in R. v Golden?
What is a strip search?
what are the two types of fingerprints
visible and latent
What’s the key difference between detention and arrest in Canadian law?
What is detention restricts freedom temporarily without touching the person, while arrest involves touching the person?
Carlos stands by and encourages Bill to punch someone repeatedly. Carlos doesn’t touch the victim himself. What crime could Carlos be charged with?
What is abetting?
What must police have to conduct most searches?
What is a warrant or reasonable grounds?
Why wasn’t Dennis Rodgers required to give a DNA sample at the time of his original sentencing in r. v Rodgers?
What is because he was convicted before the DNA Identification Act came into effect in 1998?
what is the most common bodily fluid found at a crime scene
blood
Police must have this legal standard before making an arrest without a warrant
What is reasonable and probable grounds?
Lisa gives her boyfriend a key to the pharmacy where she works, which he later uses to break in and steal drugs. What role did Lisa play in the crime?
What is aiding?
What is the second area around the crime scene called?
What is the perimeter?
In R. v. Mann, why did the Supreme Court rule that the officer’s search of Mann’s pockets violated the Charter and that the evidence had to be excluded?
What is because the search went beyond a protective pat-down for officer safety and became an evidence search without reasonable grounds, violating Mann’s section 8 Charter right against unreasonable search or seizure?
what are the two steps in collecting impressions
photographing, scanning or molding evidence then finding the physical object that made it
When making an arrest, police can conduct this kind of search without a warrant to ensure officer safety.
pat down search?
Natasha tells her friend how to steal from a store and convinces her to do it. What crime has Natasha committed?
What is counselling?
Name one of the three main reasons to protect a crime scene.
What is to ensure a proper search / collect evidence / ensure evidence is admissible?
In R. v. J.F.D. (2005), why were all three teens found guilty even though it wasn’t proven who fired the flare that set the boat on fire?
What is because they acted in concert with a common intention and could be convicted as co-perpetrators, aiders, or abettors?
what must chain of custody maintain
total unbroken control from the time evidence was discovered to the time it is used in court
If police violate your section 10(b) Charter right and you weren’t allowed to contact a lawyer, what may happen to the evidence?
What is it may be excluded under section 24(2) of the Charter?
During a group robbery of a security truck, one participant unexpectedly kills a guard. What can all robbers be charged with under the law of common intention?
What is murder?
This officer might specialize in murders and interrogate suspects.
Who is a Detective in the CIB (Criminal Investigations Bureau)?