NCJ Number
177342
Date Published
1997
Length
187 pages
Annotation
Thirteen papers delivered by the author in the course of his criminal justice career in Canada focus on various aspects of policing and ways to improve police management and services as Canada moves into the 21st century.
Abstract
The first chapter provides guidance for police managers as they attempt to maintain and improve the quality of police services under financial constraints. This is followed by a critique of Federal law enforcement efforts that focuses on recruitment, training, police conduct in evidence collection, reporting, and the handling of public complaints. Three papers focus on standards for police behavior, including the value of police accreditation and a code of police practice, professionalism and ethics in policing, and the investigation of police behavior through internal affairs units. Another chapter identifies the potential danger of using informers in ways that risk entrapment. This is followed by a paper on how to achieve police accountability and oversight without being confrontational and undermining police morale. Another paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of the regionalization of police services. It concludes that regionalized police service weakens community involvement in policing by further distancing the setting of police goals from the local level. The remaining five papers address police accountability and independence, seaport and airport security under financial constraints, policing and the duty of care, private and public security, and the police duty statement. An addendum presents the principles of policing.