Private Security Notebook

As private security shoulders an ever greater share
of the policing of Canadians without “peace officer?
powers their unique position demands a specialized product:

• Note-Taking that is Legally Correct
• What facts need to be captured
• How to take notes that will withstand cross examination
• Taking Statements that are Legally Admissible
• How to ensure the statement is voluntary and admissible
• Best practices for conducting the interview
• Dealing with and Protecting Informers
• How to use informants effectively and ethically
• Investigative Detention
• When it occurs, when it is legal, what to avoid
• Arrest
• Practical explanation of the powers of arrest available to
  non-peace officer under the Canadian Criminal Code section 494
• Search & Seizure
• There are only two legal justifications for an interference
  with the right to privacy under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• The sorts of search are permitted as an incident to detention or arrest
• Use of Force
• How to de-escalate encounters
• How to perform effective crowd control
• Ontario specific Use of Force model and national Use of Force models