Sociology 2253A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Undercover Cops, Indictable Offence, Lethal Force
9 Dec 2016
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The charter of rights and freedoms and police powers. Police power comes from statute law, case law, common law, municipal bylaws. Charter gives the right to the accused to challenge the actions of the police in situations where their rights may have been abused. Supreme court also gives power to the police: ruled in favour of practicing the use of thermal-imaging technology deployed by aircrafts (for grow-ops, established the legality of mr. Big : police can continue to question a suspect at length, even if the suspect repeatedly tries to invoke his right to silence, charter doesn"t require the presence on request of defence counsel during a custodial interrogation. Legislation gives undercover cops the ability to break laws. An arrest can be made to prevent a crime from being committed, to terminate a breach of the peace, or to compel an accused person to attend trial.
