CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF POLICE THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE

Roxanne Helme
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Roxanne Helme: Lawyer Member of Victoria County Bar Association, CANADA.

Curentul Juridic, The Juridical Current, Le Courant Juridique, 2015, vol. 60, 13-18

Abstract: The presentation will be a general overview of the framework of civilian oversight of municipal police forces in Canada. After a brief discussion of the history of the modern day police force, the three branches of civilian oversight will be described and discussed: Police Boards (governance), Office of Police Complaints Commissioner (complaints against police) and Independent Investigation Office (criminal investigation of police). Each branch of oversight will be discussed in the context of a specific case study. The consistent theme will be Sir Robert Peel’s vision that “we are the police; the police are us” and demonstrating why this theme is essential to the success of modern society as well as policing itself.

Keywords: : civilian oversight; police; police boards; overview; complaints; investigation; Canada; Peel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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