CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Indictable Offence, Arrest Warrant, Search Warrant
17 Feb 2016
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Canadian police: qualitative interviews, ethical approval, police officer solidarity: there is no i in team, use of force: Arrests: crime prevention, keep the peace, compel attendance at trial. Formal arrests are rare: appearance notice, summons. Arrest warrant: information, necessary in public interest. Warrantless arrests: caught in the act, belief someone committed indictable offence. Reasonable grounds: belief someone about to commit indictable offence. No arrest it: no reasonable grounds to believe accused wont appear, not necessary in public interest. Prevent continuation or repetition of offence or new offence: arrest vs. detention. May have legal consequences: access to counsel, charter. Undercover operations: drug stings, prostitution, mr. big operations- Pose as high members of criminal organizations and attempt to recruit members. Must admit to committing crimes in order to join. Only as much fore as is necessary. Continuum: match force to immediate situation, escalated only in response to escalating risk, one higher level of force than that they are confronted with.
