Police and government relations : who's calling the shots? /

Police and government relations : who's calling the shots? / edited by Margaret E. Beare and Tonita Murray. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 480 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The overview : four models of police-government relations / The oversight of executive-police relations in Canada : 'the constitution, the courts, administrative processes, and democratic governance' / Police-government relations in the context of state-aboriginal relations / The idea of the political 'independence' of the police : international interpretations and experiences / Accountability mechanisms : legal sites of executive-police relations -- core principles in a Canadian context / Steeped in politics : the ongoing history of politics in policing / Kent Roach. Commentary / R.H. Simmonds -- Lorne Sossin. Commentaries / A. Alan Borovoy and W. Wesley Pue -- Gordon Christie. Commentary / Toni Williams and Kim Murray -- Philip Stenning -- Dianne Martin. Commentary / Susan Eng -- Margaret E. Beare. Commentary / Tonita Murray.

"Police and Government Relations: Who's Calling the Shots? examines the broad question of control of the police and our understanding of both the independence and accountability of the police for their actions." "In this collection of essays Margaret E. Beare and Tonita Murray have brought together scholars from law, political science, and criminology to illustrate the diversity of opinion that exists on the topic. While providing theoretical models and concrete examples, the chapters utilize multidisciplinary, comparative, and case-study methodologies to explore how the operating tension between police independence and democratic governance and accountability has played out in Canada and abroad. Together the essays offer a framework for continuing discussion and suggest criteria, options, and tools for both legislators and police for future discussion and implementation."--Jacket




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Police power--Canada.
Police--Political aspects--Canada.
Police--Political aspects.
Police--Political activity--Canada.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects--Canada.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
Indigenous peoples--Government relations.--Canada
Native peoples--Government relations.--Canada


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