Friday, August 19, 2011

Toronto police strip searched 31,072 people in 2010

Strip searches conducted by Toronto police on suspects are often done arbitrarily and without cause, critics say, but the union representing officers insists the practice is carried out under strict controls in a "minority" of cases.

Police figures show that 31,072 people were strip-searched in 2010 — 85 a day — up from 29,789 the previous year.


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