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POLICE MISCONDUCT - CANADA - A BIBLIOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
56886
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1979
Length
125 pages
Annotation
ARTICLES INDEXED IN THE CANADIAN NEWSPAPER INDEX FROM JANUARY, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978 AND ENTRIES FOUND IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATES FOR JANUARY, 1977 TO JUNE, 1978 ARE CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ON POLICE MISCONDUCT.
Abstract
CITATIONS ENTERED CHRONOLOGICALLY UNDER SUBJECT HEADINGS INCLUDE GENERAL ARTICLES ON POLICE; POLICE FORCES IN THE VARIOUS CANADIAN PROVINCES; VARIOUS TYPES OF POLICE CORRUPTION INVOLVING OFFENSES LIKE ARSON, THEFT, BREAK-INS, BUGGING, SPYING, LIES, AND ASSAULTS; THE LAYCRAFT INQUIRY AND THE MCDONALD COMMISSION; POLICE AUTHORITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY; AND PUBLIC OPINION. TEXTS SELECTED FROM DEBATES IN THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT PERTAIN TO THE AGENCE DE PRESSE LIBRE BREAK-IN, POLICE ARSON AND THEFT, BLACKLISTING OF EMPLOYEES, FILES DESTRUCTION, THE KEABLE COMMISSION, MAIL OPENING AND SURVEILLANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES, AND THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL FILES. INDEXES TO BOTH SECTIONS ARE PROVIDED AS WELL AS A GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS. (DAG)