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Policing: Fundamental principles in a C anadian context
Author(s) -
Robertson Neil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2012.00227.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , law enforcement , service (business) , work (physics) , political science , public relations , enforcement , democracy , business , public administration , law , law and economics , sociology , politics , engineering , marketing , biology , mechanical engineering , paleontology
This article provides an introduction to the place of C anada's police in the public service. It identifies what makes C anada's police services distinct from other parts of the public service, considers the principles under which policing is expected to operate in democratic systems, and reviews current policing challenges. Public understanding of police and police work may not be accurate, since perceptions may be overly influenced by fictional depictions of law enforcement and by police themselves. Incomplete understandings can influence public policy making, including funding decisions, to the detriment of good policing. Finally, the article observes that there may be insufficient research on policing given its aggregate cost and importance to a successful civil society.