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