SOC209H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Telephone Tapping, Victimology, Argot
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The police derive their powers from statute law, case law, the common law, municipal bylaws. Public transportation (rail, air, transit) (semi-policing unit: airports) Canada: we do not have as many as police officers comparing to other countries. Police strength: there is not much of a relationship between police strength + crime rates. Crime rates are going down, but the cost of police are increasing. There is no relationship between those twos. The charter of rights + freedoms + police powers. Give accused the rights to challenge the actions of the police: eg) if police gather evidence illegally, it may be excluded from a trial. A document that permits a police officer to arrest a specific person for a specified reason. Sometimes the police must act quickly + have no time to secure a warrant from a jp: can arrest a suspect without an arrest warrant.
