Police Powers and Individual Rights

You must give your name and address to the police when

• They ask for it

• You are suspected of having committed a crime or committed a crime

• You are on public transport

• You are with a group of people

The police can search your property

• In certain situations

• Anytime

• Never

• You have been arrested

Hindering police occurs when you

• Are trying to help them

• Preventing them from doing their job

You can only be arrested when

• You have broken the law

• Police think you may have broken the law

• The police have a warrant for your arrest

• All of the above

When being questioned by the police if you have a cognitive disability you must have

• A friend present

• An independent third person present

• A parent present

• Any of the above

You do not have to participate in an identification parade

• True

• False

When being questioned by the police they must read you your rights

• True

• False

If police take your fingerprints and you are released from custody, the police

• Must destroy the fingerprints taken

• May keep them on file for future use

• Must give them to you on release

• Can keep them on file for 3 months

Police interviews must be taped

• when the person is charged with a serious criminal offence

• when the person is charged with any offence

• anytime a person is questioned

• only when interviewing minors

A person can refuse to answer police questions

• True

• False