SOSC 2652 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Arrest Warrant, Indictable Offence, Custodial Interrogation

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2652
• Professor: Paul Baxter

Document Summary

The charter of rights and freedoms and police powers. The police derive their powers from a number of sources, including statute law, case law, common law, and municipal bylaws. The criminal code provides the authority to arrest, to use force, to search, and to obtain. The charter gives those accused the right to challenge the actions of the police in situations where those rights might have been violated. Charter rights combine with the existing legal rules to prevent the unlimited use of police power - safeguards which include: the police cannot use certain investigative techniques without prior judicial authorization ex; electronic surveillance) o. However, the police have also retained significant powers through the supreme court o o. It"s ruled in favour of the police practice of using thermal-imaging technology to detect high levels of heat from homes, a key indicator of marijuana grow-ops.