SOC209H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Robert Pickton, Regulatory Offence, Youth Criminal Justice Act
Document Summary
The charter of rights and freedoms and police powers. The police derive their powers from a number of sources. Statute law, case law, common law and municipal bylaws. The charter: constitutional rights for those accused of crimes, they give the right for those accused to challenge the actions of police. Police officers have to say why they have a search without a warrant. (over the phone?) If the police have obtained significant powers through the supreme court of canada: ruled in favour for thermal imaging technology, a key indicator of marijuana growth operations, (cid:862)m(cid:396). The police have the authority to obtain dna from a suspect by force. Reverse stings (sell drugs for undercover purposes) Obtain foot, palm and teeth impressions from a suspect. A peace officer can arrest someone on reasonable grounds without a warrant if it may prevent terrorist activity. The power to arrest is provided by the criminal code and other federal statutes, provincial legislation.
