Use Of Force

Question 0

What is section 40 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 0

Escape

Relates to use of force to prevent a person trying to avoid arrest or to escape after arrest.

Question 1

What is section 39 of the Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 1

Arrest

Relates to the use of force when carrying out an arrest ot executing a warrant or process.

Question 2

What is section 41 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 2

Suicide

Relates to the use of force to prevent suicide or certain offences.

Question 3

What is section 42 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 3

Breach of the peace

Gives justification to those witnessing a breach of the peace to interfere, using force if necessary, to prevent the disturbance from continuing or restarting.

Question 4

What is section 48 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 4

Self defence

Justification of the use of force in self-defence or the defence of another.

Question 5

What is section 62 of the crimes act 1961?

Answer 5

“Everyone authorised by law to use force is crimally responsible for any excess, according to the nature and quality of the act that constitues the excess.”

Question 6

What is section 32 of the policing act 2008?

Answer 6

May use reasonable and necessary force to obtain identification of a person in custody.

Question 7

What is section 33 of the policing act 2008?

Answer 7

May use reasonable and necessary force to obtain details of identification of person for summons.

Question 8

What is section 11 of the search and survelliance act 2012?

Answer 8

Custody search

Allows reasonable force to be used to remove money and property from a person in lawful police custody.