Canadian Policing

Dedication
Contents
Preface
Author's Preface and Acknowledgments
Part I Background and Current Framework of Policing in Canada
1. The Context of Policing in Canada in the Twenty-First Century
2. The Canadian Criminal Justice System - An Overview
3. Diversity and Policing in Canada
Part II Becoming a Police Officer
4. Recruitment and Training
5. Ethics and Discretion
6. Accountability and Oversight
7. Performance Measurement
Part III On the Job as an Officer
8. Patrol
9. Investigations
10. Operational Support
Part IV Current Trends and Challenges
11. Economics of Policing
12. Policing and Crime Prevention
13. Intelligence-Led Policing and the Role of the Crime Analyst
14. Police and Media Relations
15. National Security Policing in the Twenty-First Century
Glossary
References
Index

Instructor's Manual
For each chapter:
- Chapter overview
- 3-5 discussion or debate questions
- 3-5 class assignments or activities
- 5-10 suggested teaching aids (websites, readings, or videos) with a short summary and 5 discussion questions for each link
Test Bank
For each chapter:
- 30-35 multiple choice questions
- 20-25 true-or-false questions
- 10-15 short answer questions
- Answer key with page references
PowerPoint Slides
- 20-25 slides per chapter, including images from the book
Image Bank
- All photos, figures, and maps from the text
Student Study Guide
For each chapter:
- Summary of key concepts
- 10-15 annotated recommended further readings and websites
- 10-15 multiple choice questions with answer key, posted as self-assessment quizzes
Implementation Guide (NEW)
- Includes sample course outlines and a guide for switching to Canadian Policing, 2/e from other texts
Supplement on the "Defund the Police" movement (NEW)
- Additional coverage of the calls to defund the police that arose in 2020, and what that might mean for policing in Canada

Dr. Colin Campbell taught policing and criminology courses at Douglas College, where he served as department chair.

John Cater is faculty at Douglas College and a former Staff Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Dr. Nahanni Pollard is a faculty member at Douglas College where she previously served as the Criminology Coordinator.

Special Features

• Expert author team experienced in the field, research, and teaching, examine the most up-to-date research and modern theories to give students a well-rounded, realistic understanding of policing.
• Unique coverage of cutting-edge topics, including diversity and policing in Canada (Ch. 3), performance measurement (Ch. 10), economics of policing (Ch. 11), intelligence-led policing and police analysts (Ch. 13), police and the media (Ch. 14), and international partnerships and policing in the twenty-first century (Ch. 15).
• Applied approach to policing functions, processes, issues, and challenges allow students to learn about Canadian policing in a realistic, memorable way.
• Critical perspectives throughout each chapter provide students with a well-rounded, analytical view of policing in Canada.
• Ground-up Canadian text written expressly for students studying policing across all provinces.
• Challenge Your Assumptions boxes in each chapter present students with facts and scenarios that challenge common preconceptions of policing.

• New coverage of the experiences of Indigenous Peoples and their interactions with police - including the RCMP's role in colonialism and its effect on Indigenous Peoples within Canada, overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian criminal justice system, and the over-policing and inequitable treatment of Indigenous Peoples by police.
• Updated content on racism and racial profiling in policing explores the disproportionate number of fatal encounters with police for persons of colour, informed consent versus "carding", and social media's role in shaping demand for police reform.
• New and updated Case Study boxes in each chapter outline real investigations, studies, or hypothetical situations to encourage students to think critically.
• --Topics include: the "The Surrey Six" murders (Ch. 6), limitations and benefits of online reporting (Ch. 10), and internet crowdsourcing as an investigative tool (Ch. 14).