LS327 Lecture 9: Tearoom Trade, A Law Enforcement Problem
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Ls 327 - lecture 9 - tearoom trade, a law enforcement problem. Deals with legislative morality, criminal bc it"s done in a public setting. Harder for police, have to use a more intrusive, proactive actions. Police have to put people or locales in surveyance, a more proactive action. Waterloo, victoria park: saw kinds of sex acts taking place in the public bathroom, started an investigation. Can be reactive, some people have complained and police responded to that initial response is reactive and investigations are proactive. Community 2: video surveillance for 18 days. Community 4, oakville: did direct surveillance results: same players, same men. Videotaping: gives very good evidence, if not admitted, police had direct observation and had good notes. With videotaping, checked with crown attorney to see if it would be admissible, able to get their admission. Making the arrests in the cases of direct surveillance, they would arrest them right off the bat.