LAWS 2301 Study Guide - Final Guide: Malicious Prosecution, Crown Attorney, In Private
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Lecture-9 readings accountability mechanisms for police and. Doe v metropolitan toronto board of commissioners of police and the status of. By scott childs and paul ceyssens: doe raises several prominent issues in police oversight, the availability of damages under the charter of rights and a potential onerous new duty on the police to warn potential victims of crime. In 1986, jane doe was attacked by a serial rapist. She sued, alleging that the two police investigators were responsible for her injuries. She also sued the chief of police, the governing body of the police force, and the board of commissioners of. Since the serial rapists confined his attacks to small geographical area and an easily identifiable class of victims. Doe argued that she has become part of a narrow and distinct group of potential victims : doe claimed damages on two grounds.