Legal Issues In Policing
Legal Issues in Policing (LIIP) is the podcast blending the demands of the book with the rulings from the bench through the lens of the badge. Police Officers with a solid understanding of the law and their legal powers are more confident, competent and effective. Each episode will examine a legal issue in policing by reviewing current Canadian criminal case law from coast to coast to coast.
Legal Issues In Policing
E114| Taking inventory of an inventory search.
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In this episode, Mike uses R. v. Cameron, 2025 ONSC 2621 as a springboard to take a deep dive into the topic of inventory searches. In Cameron, the police were found to be using the inventory search authority as a pretext for a criminal investigation tainted by racial bias. Listen to learn some tips about how you can Charter-proof your conduct in this area.
Other cases referenced: Hunter v. Southam, [1984] 2 SCR 145; R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. v. Caslake, [1998] 1 SCR 51; R. v. Nicolosi, (1998) 127 C.C.C. (3d) 176; R. v. Wint, 2009 ONCA 52 leave to appeal refused [2009] S.C.C.A. No. 164; R. v. Strilec, 2010 BCCA 198; R. v. Nolet, 2010 SCC 24; R. v. Harflett, 2016 ONCA 248; R. v. Dunkley, 2016 ONCA 597; R. v. Ellis, 2016 ONCA 598; R. v. Cuff, 2018 ONCA 276; R. v. Russell, 2018 BCCA 330; R. v. Knott, 2019 MBCA 97 leave to appeal refused 2020 CanLII 27701 (SCC); R. v. Meyers, 2022 NSCA 69; R. v. Arsenault, 2023 NSCA 10; R. v. Morrison, 2024 NBCA 35; R. v. Donovan, 2024 BCCA 213; R. v. Cooper, 2016 BCPC 259; R. v. Opikokew, 2022 SKPC 14; R. v. Russell, 2017 BCPC 60.
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