The federal government and the RCMP
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9784534 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas D'Ombrain (Government of the United States of America, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 452-475 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1754-7121.1999.tb02036.x |
| OpenAlex | W2097324060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The relationship between governments and police is an important element of the bond between the citizen and the state. The relationship is subject to important constitutional principles that support orderly, representative, democratic govemment. It is also shaped by the attitudes of the general public, government officials and police forces. For the federal government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, institutional arrangements and history also play important roles in shaping the relationship. The relationship on the whole has been unsatisfactory. This is due in part to inadequate public debate about ways of ensuring both investigative independence and appropriate democratic control and accountability. There is no more com‐licated or difficult set of relationships in the entire machinery of government than those between governments and police. The article discusses some of the underlying problems and possible means of bringing about improvements. Sommaire: Les rapports entre le gouvernement et la police constituent un élément important des relations entre le citoyen et l'État. Régis par des principes constitutionnels importants qui sous‐tendent tout mode de gouvernement ordonné, représentatif et démocratique, ces rapports sont aussi façonnés par des attitudes du grand public, des fonctionnaires et de la police. Pour le gouvernement fédéral et la Gendarmerie royale du Canada, les configurations institutionnelles et l'histoire jouent également un rôle de taille dans l'évolution de leurs rapports. Dans l'ensemble, ces rapports ont été insatisfaisants, en partie à cause de l'inadéquation du débat public sur la manière dont il faudrait assurer tant l'indépendance d'enquête que les contrôles et la responsabilité démocratique. Les relations entre le gouvernement et la police sont les plus complexes et les plus difficiles dans l'ensemble du gouvernement. Dans cet article, l'auteur examine certains problèmes sous‐jacents et des moyens d'amélioration
Business · Government (linguistics · Criminal Law and Evidence · Policing Practices and Perceptions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |