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| Patrick J Ducharme |
An arrest is the compulsory restraint of a person. Touching the arrestee is not required if the arrestee submits to the restraint of his liberty. Arrests may be made by use of reasonable force or by words or a restraint of liberty that is accompanied by submission. If touching is not sufficient, and reasonable force is necessary, then the use of force is permitted.1
The above is the an excerpt of Patrick J Ducharme's book, Canadian Criminal Procedure, available at Amazon or in bulk through MedicaLegal Publishing along with Criminal Trial Strategies.
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