Sociology 4451F/G Lecture 6: Lecture 6
18 Jan 2019
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Canada has one of the best centers for justice stats (juristat) Cases of sexual assault is most prominent in high density student areas. A pedestrian stop which a police officer asks an individual for information for the purpose of pursuing an investigation into criminal activity. Also known as carding in canada (toronto term) Terry stop or sqf in the us (stop, question and frisk and stop and search in the uk: canadian police can reasonably search you if, warrant, under arrest, with consent. Street checks were being coded as performance targets: ex. house numbers, licence plates etc, this is why there were ridiculous numbers of street checks, after the governments regulations they began de-policing and are participating in fido. Arguments against: minority populations (particularly black males) are disproportionately targeted as political suspects.
