Police Powers

Question 1

What are police powers

Answer 1

People are considered innocent until proven guilty
-evidence needs to be gathered by police
-major way to gather evidence is through search
-search is intrusive section 8 of the CCRF provides constitutional safeguard against unreasonable searches
- to get a warrant the police must convice the judge to grant them a warrant

Question 2

Search or seizure without a warrant

Answer 2

-police have the right ti search person who is arrested
-or possibly carrying a weapon
-people can also search property of an arrested person EXCEPT their bags/car

Question 3

Extenuating circumstances and exceptions (Searches)

Answer 3

-Hot pursuit
-Plain sight doctrine
-destruction of evidence
-custom/boarder guards
-roadside/impared driving

Question 4

what is Hot Pursuit?

Answer 4

• when an officer is chasing someone

Question 5

What is Plain sight doctrine

Answer 5

• the evidence is in plain sight and the police are doing their job honestly and efficently

Question 6

What is destruction of evidence

Answer 6

-officer has honest belif that the evidence is about to be destroyed

Question 7

what is custom/board guards

Answer 7

-they can conduct random searches

Question 8

what is roadside/imapaired driving referring to

Answer 8

-they can randomly pull you over and conduct tests

Question 9

Police may also search you if..

Answer 9

• if they arrest you. once you’re under arrest the police can search oyu for any object that may be a threat to society or that may faciliate escape or act as evdience against the accused
• they have reasonable hrounds to believe that you are in possesion of evidence rlated to the warrant
• risk toward the society or police
• they can also search you for weapons but cant empty out your pockets or personal belongings from your pockets or bag
• they may take nessacary procaustions to consficate any weapons