APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Reading Comprehension Skills Flashcards

Read the following excerpt and answer the question. Section 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. An arbitrary detention occurs when a person is stopped without reasonable grounds and without a lawful justification. Courts have held that even brief investigative detentions must be based on specific and articulable facts. According to the passage, when is a detention considered arbitrary?

Answer: When a person is stopped without reasonable grounds and without lawful justification

The passage explicitly states that arbitrary detention occurs when a person is stopped without reasonable grounds and without a lawful justification.

Using the same Charter passage: What must investigative detentions be based on, according to the courts?

Answer: Specific and articulable facts

The passage states courts have held that investigative detentions must be based on 'specific and articulable facts'.

Read the following and answer the question. The Alberta Police Act requires that all police services in Alberta develop and maintain a public complaint process. Members of the public who believe they have been treated improperly by a police officer may file a complaint with the police service or with the Law Enforcement Review Board. The process is designed to ensure accountability and maintain public confidence in policing. What is the stated purpose of the complaint process?

Answer: To ensure accountability and maintain public confidence in policing

The passage explicitly states the process is designed to 'ensure accountability and maintain public confidence in policing'.

Using the same Alberta Police Act passage: Where can a member of the public file a complaint?

Answer: With either the police service or the Law Enforcement Review Board

The passage states complaints may be filed 'with the police service or with the Law Enforcement Review Board'.

Read the following and answer the question. Domestic violence incidents are among the most complex calls police respond to. Victims may be reluctant to cooperate with police due to fear, financial dependency, or emotional attachment to the abuser. Alberta's Victims of Crime Act provides protections and resources to victims, including emergency protection orders which can be obtained quickly to remove an abuser from the home. Why might victims be reluctant to cooperate with police in domestic violence cases?

Answer: Due to fear, financial dependency, or emotional attachment to the abuser

The passage directly states that victims may be reluctant due to 'fear, financial dependency, or emotional attachment to the abuser'.

Using the same domestic violence passage: What does an emergency protection order allow?

Answer: It allows for quick removal of an abuser from the home

The passage states emergency protection orders 'can be obtained quickly to remove an abuser from the home'.