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Benoit, C., Smith, M., Jansson, M., Magnus, S., Ouellet, N., Atchison, C., ... & Shaver, F. M. (2016). Lack of Confidence in Police Creates a “Blue Ceiling” for Sex Workers' Safety. Canadian Public Policy, 42(4), 456-468.
The authors interviewed sex workers in 6 Canadian cities and found that sex workers reported lower confidence in police than the general population. The sex workers interviewed also indicated that it was unlikely that they would be treated fairly by the police.
Bud, Thomas K. (2016).“The Rise and Risks of Police Body-Worn Cameras in Canada” in Surveillance & Society, 14(1): pp. 117–121.
This article explores the increased presence of body-worn camera in police forces across Canada.
Ferdik, Frank V., Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert. (April 2013). “Citizen Oversight in the United States and Canada: An Overview” in Police Practice & Research, 14(2): pp.104–116.
This article provides a review of how citizen oversight has evolved in the US and Canada, as well as an examination of contemporary models of this accountability practice.
Gee, Marcus. (November 10, 2015). “Will Carding Crackdown Tie Officers’ Hands?” in The Globe and Mail. A10. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/will-ontarios-carding-crackdown-tie-police-officers-hands/article27183392/
This brief news article explores Ontario’s carding crackdown and the concerns of police unions.
Gerster, Jane. (January 25, 2019) “‘Disgusting’: Ex-Mountie who won first sexual harassment suit against the RCMP says little has changed” in Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/4883775/rcmp-sexual-harassment-lawsuits/
This article discusses sexual harassment lawsuits against the RCMP.
Kleinig, J. (2014). Legitimate and illegitimate uses of police force. Criminal Justice Ethics, 33(2), 83-103. The authors of this articles describe five limiting principles—respect for status as moral agents, proportionality, minimum force necessary, ends likely to be accomplished, and appropriate motivation in the use of force. The authors then discuss the uses of force that violate or risk violating those principles
Macdonald, Nancy and Charlie Gillis. (2015). “Inside the RCMP’s Biggest Crisis” in Maclean’s, 128(9): pp. 16–21. (3/9/2015). http://www.macleans.ca/society/inside-the-rcmps-biggest-crisis/
This Maclean’s report explores the sexual harassment crisis inside the RCMP.
Roach, K. (2015). Models of Civilian Police Review: The Objectives and Mechanisms of Legal and Political Regulation of the Police. Criminal Law Quarterly, 61, 29–73.
The article provides an overview of various forms of civilian oversight of the police in a democratic society.
Sandhu, Ajay. (2016). “Camera-Friendly Policing: How the Police Respond to Cameras and Photographers” in Surveillance & Society, 14(1): pp.78–89.
This paper argues that police might be learning to adapt to cameras by engage in what the author calls “camera-friendly policing.”
Sukkau, Elizabeth and Joan Brockman. (January 2015). “‘Boys, You Should All Be In Hollywood’: Perspectives on the Mr. Big Investigative Technique” in University of British Columbia Law Review, 48(1): pp.47–77.
This paper examines students’ knowledge and perspectives of the Mr. Big technique (which involves undercover police officers pretending to be part of a criminal organization and engaging a targeted suspect to elicit information or a confession for a suspected crime) and compares its findings with some of the same questions asked of the public in British Columbia in a 2008 survey commissioned by the RCMP.