Ancillary Police Powers in Canada: A Critical Reassessment

by Richard Jochelson, Burchill John W., Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

A useful resource for understanding common-law police powers in Canada.

Police enforce the law, but they must also obey it. Statutes circumscribe how law enforcement officers conduct their work. At the same time, Canadian courts have handed police many powers to stop, search, and otherwise investigate people in the pursuit of public safety and crime prevention.

Ancillary Police Powers in Canada explains what these common-law...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774871059
• ISBN13: 9780774871051
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"