Christopher J. Williams

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Crisis in Canada’s Policing

Why Change is So Hard, and How We Can Get Real Reform in our Police Forces

In the summer of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic surged, millions gathered across Canada and the United States to protest violence and racism in policing sparked by the murder of George Floyd at … ; 224 View
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Author’s Forward and Introduction

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Why Is It So Difficult to Change Policing?

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This chapter addresses some key issues and outlines the various elements that make up police culture. ; 34 $3.40 Add
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What Do Police Do?

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This chapter examines the declining rate of crime in Canada, the amount of time police officers spend responding directly to crimes, and the rate at which Canadian police solve crimes. ; 39 $3.90 Add
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Systemic Discrimination

Police and Race

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In this chapter, the author outline the "broken windows" theory of policing, and how this has had disproportionate impacts on racialized people. ; 45 $4.50 Add
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Systematic Sexism

Police and Women

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This chapter addresses the tendency of police to dismiss instances of gender-based violence. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Recruitment, Training, Management

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This chapter explores the hiring practices of Canadian police departments, and how these practices have a deleterious effect on police efficacy. ; 24 $2.40 Add
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What Is to Be Done

The concluding chapter offers a short but not exhaustive list of practical, reasonably achieved changes that could be made if local leaders step forward and demand that police begin to grapple … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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