CJ 1120 Week 5 Chapter 6

As long as it is reasonable, a child may be disciplined by all of the following except

Another student

In Michigan, when deciding the legality of a self-defense claim, the decider is not allowed to

Apply hindsight bias

Not having to retreat before using defensive force is one's home is known as the "castle doctine"

True

Not only police officers, but any person, may use reasonable force to defend another person against unlawful force or interference

True

Based on the Fourth Amendment, police officers may use deadly force when seizing a fleeing suspect?

When the offense is a felony and the suspect poses a threat to safety

A police officer may use deadly-force in all of the following situations except

When the suspect is cooperative

Key points in determining the lawfulness of force used in self-defense include all of the following except:

Whether the assailant is armed or not

With regards to Michigan's presumption regarding self-defense statute, there are several circumstances that a person can honestly and reasonably presume that imminent death, sexual assault, or great bodily harm will occur if he or she does not use force. Which presumption does not apply?

The person whom the force was used was a police officer who entered the dwelling, business, or vehicle in the lawful performance of his or her duties

The law regarding the use of deadly force in making an arrest is exactly the same from state to state

False

The law regarding the use of deadly force is making an arrest is exactly the same from state to state

False

When acting in self-defense, all states impose a duty to retreat prior to the use of deadly and non-deadly force

False

The Florida "stand your ground" law creates a presumption that a homeowner has a reasonable fear of imminent peril or death whenever another person unlawfully and

Forcefully enters the dwelling

Using excessive force during an arrest would constitute an unreasonable seizure in violation of the ___ Amendment

Fourth

Deadly force may never be used by a police officer in an attempt to seize an individual

False

In Michigan, before a person can defend himself or herself, he or she is require to retreat before using force (self defense)

False

In states that have adopted "stand your ground" laws, severe limits have been placed on the use of deadly force by the occupant of a dwelling

False

Only parents may use reasonable force in disciplining children

False

Laws that encourage people to come to the aid of another are referred to as

Good Samaritan laws

Mary lives in Michigan. She is at home alone in bed when she hears her front door get kicked-in, and then footsteps approaching her bedroom. She grabs her gun from her nightstand, when a man unknown to her, wearing a ski-mask, and holding a knife enters her bedroom. Mary shoots and kills the intruder. Mary...

Had an honest and reasonable belief that imminent death, sexual assault, or great bodily harm would occur if she had not shot the intruder

In Michigan, for a person to use force, the person must have ___ and ___ that imminent death, sexual assault, or great bodily harm will occur

Honest and reasonable belief

To be lawful, force used in self-defense or defense of another must be both reasonable and

Immediately necessary

To lawfully use deadly force in self-defense, a reasonable fear of ___ death or great bodily harm must exist

Imminent

In states that have adopted "make my day" rules, the occupant of a dwelling

May use deadly force against an intruder

The use of a Taser by the police is considered to be

Non-deadly force

Evidence of past abuse offered by women charged with violence against their abusers to show its psychological effects as part of their claims of self-defense is called

The battered woman defense

In general, parents may use ___ force to discipline their children

Reasonable

The amount of force used in self-defense must be ___ under the circumstances that exist

Reasonable

The amount of force used in self-defense or defense of another, must under the circumstances that exist, be

Reasonable

The castle doctrine states that people who have been assaulted in their homes by a trespasser have no duty to retreat or flee but may stand their ground and use such force as is necessary and

Reasonable to defend themselves

State laws regarding the use of deadly force in making arrests must comply with the requirements established by the US Supreme Court in which case?

Tennessee v Garner