Ethics and values - Kent Police

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Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDKnowledge check 3 answers1. State the mnemonic PLAN.P - proportionalityL - legalityA - accountabilityN - necessity2. Which Act of Parliament specifies how an officer shouldrecord and preserve material obtained in the course of acriminal investigation for the benefit of both theprosecution and the defence?The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 19963. Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 states “It isunlawful for a public authority to act in a way which isincompatible with a Convention right” and places a legalobligation on public authorities by making it unlawful forthem to act in a way which is incompatible with certainArticles of the European Convention on Human Rights.The term ‘legal obligation’ places on public authoritiesboth positive and negative obligations. What does anegative obligation mean?A negative obligation requires a public authority to refrain frominterference with particular rights, for example, not to tortureand not to make an unjustified interference with private andfamily life.4. What does a positive obligation mean?A positive obligation requires a public authority to take action tosecure human rights. For example, it must protect the right tolife in certain well defined circumstances’IND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 80 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED5. Under Common Law, what degree of force may you use ifyou have an honestly held belief that you, or another, arein imminent danger?You may use such force as is reasonable and necessary to avertthat danger.6. What does the Criminal Law Act 1967 state with regardsto the amount of force that can be used?A person may use such force as is reasonable in thecircumstances in the prevention of crime, or in the effecting orassisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offendersor persons unlawfully at large.IND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 81 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013
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