Questions1. Without specific reference to the offences created by these statutes, provide 10
\nsituations involving 10 different federal statutes that might be encountered by a
\nmunicipal police officer in the course of his or her regular duties in their jurisdiction?
\n(5 marks)
\n2. Within the last six months of Canadian news involving a Police officer, provide the
\nfollowing: (15 marks)
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Give a brief overview of the story; ensuring you hit the key points of who,
\nwhat, where, and when,
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Provide a scanned copy of the article(s) with your assignment, and
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd identify the federal statute that the Police Officer might have encountered.
\n3. Review the excerpt from R. v. Mack, [1988] 2 SCR 903, 1988 CanLII 24 (SCC), and
\nprovide me with a brief synopsis. Then formulate and defend your opinion as to
\nwhether or not the activity described below constitutes entrapment. Would the
\nactions of the police lead to a stay of proceedings against the accused in the
\nfollowing situations? Thoroughly explain your answers. (10 marks)
\na) Knowing that there is an organized drug-trafficking ring operating in a medium-sized
\ncommunity and that it faces problems when it comes to money laundering, the police
\nset up and operate a storefront currency exchange in an effort to attract drug money.
\nThe exchange operates as a legitimate commercial venture and has customers other
\nthan the drug traffickers. It is the only currency exchange within 100 kilometres.
\nPOFP 402 Federal Statutes Assignment #1
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\nb) Lucien, a convicted drug trafficker, has completed a trafficking sentence and has
\nbeen released from prison. He moves back to his home community. Residents there,
\nconcerned about his presence in their community, put pressure on the police to get
\nhim to move away. They frequently call to report \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdsuspicious activity\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd any time Lucien
\nhas a visitor. In an attempt to determine whether or not Lucien has truly \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdreformed\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,
\nthe local police have one of their members pose as a friend of his. On three separate
\noccasions, the agent pulls Lucien aside and asks him to \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdset him up\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd with a contact
\nfrom his drug trafficking days.
\nc) Sandy is a mid-level heroin trafficker in a large city. While under police surveillance,
\nshe hides a package of drugs under the driver\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds seat of her car while she visits a
\nfriend\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds apartment. While she is inside, the police surveillance team removes the
\npackage. Sandy believes that a drug trafficking colleague stole it. Three days later,
\nknowing that Sandy is feeling considerable pressure to deliver the missing drugs to
\ntheir intended buyer, police undercover agents offer to sell her a kilogram of heroin at
\nan attractive price.
\n3. ESSAY
\nPick two Federal Acts and obtain prior approval from your Professor prior to writing your
\nessay as no student will have the same topic. Therefore, if you have an interest in certain
\nFederal Acts I would suggest you put in your request immediately. Failure to obtain prior
\napproval from your Professor will result in major penalty points. Here are some suggestions:
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Identification of Criminals Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Income Tax Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Food and Drugs Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Indian Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Access to Information Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Canada Evidence Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Federal Accountability Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Bankruptcy an Insolvency Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Insurance Company Acts
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Integrated Cross-border Law Enforcement Operations Act
\nYour essay will consist of the following but not limited too:
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd When did the Federal Act come into existence?
\nPOFP 402 Federal Statutes Assignment #1
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\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd How did the Federal Act come into existence?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Why did the Federal Act come into existence?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd How does the Federal Act work today in our society?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Has the Federal Act been updated \/ modified in any way?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd What law enforcement agency uses \/ enforces this Act?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Is there any relationship between this Act and the Criminal Code?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Do you feel that this is a worthwhile Act?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd What did you learn?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Is there anything unusual about this Act?
\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd If you were to change one thing about this act, what would it be and why?
\nThe conclusion of these essays should reflect your personal opinions, impressions, and
\nthoughts of what you think are the IMPORTANT aspects of the specific Federal Acts you
\nhave been assigned to research. Your personal opinions should not take up more than half
\na page. Your essay \/ research should indicate to me your personal understanding of the
\ntopic. Your personal opinions are important but they must be supported by facts.
\nThe essay content can be broad but all the information must be \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdsourced \/ referenced \/
\nfootnoted\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. (20 marks each)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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