Note
"...Dr. George Rigakos, from Saint Mary’s University, who held the pen for the drafting of this discussion paper. Nevertheless, the responsibility for this paper rests with the Commission."--Page iv.
Issued also in French under the title: En quête de sécurité : le rôle des forces policières et des agences privées : document de discussion.
Catalogue number and ISBN for the print version have been incorrectly copied in the PDF edition.
Summary
"This Discussion Paper examines changes in the provision of security to Canadians. It begins with a review of security arrangements in Canada. This is followed by a discussion of the growth of networks of policing involving both public and private actors. Following this, the Discussion Paper provides a short review of the history of policing. The next three sections examine governance issues. Section IV looks at the current legal environment. Section V asks what values should inspire democratic policing in Canada. Section VI examines different ways of regulating policing in Canada."--Page 1.