CRM 2305 Lecture 8: Lecture 8

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2305
• Professor: Jeffrey Monaghan

Document Summary

Griffiths underlines: the use of force is the defining aspect of police work, although it is rare for police to use force. When police do use force is the most visible use of police work (commands public attention and concern) Element of legality = justification to use force = sections 25-33 of criminal code. Criminal code has exceptions for use of force (for people that are designated from the criminal liability) Subject for change and scrutiny: proportionality, necessity: must be direct threat, reasonableness: cannot be illegal, or private gain. Created by the canadian chiefs of police. Reacted to public demand and scrutiny to police force. Created a standardized model that can be referred to when police have training and explaining use of force: model for training and model for evaluation. Diplomatic success: dozens of police services came together and agreed on this as a training model. This resistance is when police use discretion to judge their movements.