Policing

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Losing the Light From: No One to Tell View Breakwater Books	In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo recounts her continued abuse, even on stress leave. New leadership at the RCMP motivated her to bring her situation to light. This chapter also …	Janet Merlo	11	2013	$1.10 Add
From Major Betrayal of RCMP Core Values From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	Calvin explains how his desire to be transfered to Ottawa was being rejected time and again, despite his demonstrated qualifications and the numerous jobs avaliable. He reveals how his outspoken …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	13	2019	$1.30 Add
From Mr. Big Travels the World From: The "Mr Big" Sting ECW Press	The author looks at how Mr. Big has been received in other countries with criminal justice systems that are like Canada’s, such as the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.	Mark Stobbe	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From Mr. Big under Pressure: "Reining In" or "Getting Better"? From: The "Mr Big" Sting ECW Press	This chapter tracks the history of the 30 years of Mr. Big tactics, the constitutionality of Mr. Big, and the arguments for improving vs. abolishing Mr. Big.	Mark Stobbe	34	2021	$3.40 Add
From NEW! Narratives on Carceral Abolition Tami Starlight, Moka Dawkins, and Anonymous as told to the P4W Memorial Collective From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Narratives on Carceral Abolition author Linda Mussell explores narratives discussing the violence experienced at the hands of police, the interconnectedness with other carceral institutions …	Linda Mussell	10	2022	$1.00 Add
NEW! National Security Law 2e Irwin Law Inc.	National Security Law, 2e, is about the law governing the Canadian state’s response to serious crises — that is, events that jeopardize its national security. The book …	Craig Forcese; Leah West	802	2021	View
From NEW! No Justice on Stolen Land From: Abolitionist Intimacies View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 4 examines the racialization and colonial ideologies that build up the Canadian system. Blackness is categorized outside the ways the courts and colonial systems assign Indigenous …	El Jones	21	2022	$2.10 Add
No One to Tell Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP Breakwater Books	In 2012, Janet Merlo was among the first female RCMP officers to publicly allege she had experienced sexual harassment and gender discrimination while serving in Canada’s national police …	Janet Merlo	232	2013	View
From NEW! No Police at Overdoses From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In No Police at Overdoses illustrators nicole marie burton and Hugh D. A. Goldring examine the overdose crisis in Canada. The chapter explores how, through the use of police to address overdose …	Hugh D. A. Goldring; nicole marie burton	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From Northern Gateway Pipelines From: Policing Indigenous Movements View Fernwood Publishing	Policing for Extractive Capitalism	Andrew Crosby; Jeffrey Monaghan	35	2018	$3.50 Add
From Ottawa Bound From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	Calvin details his move to Ottawa and how his ambition for advancement was obstructed, ostensibly because of his skin colour. He shares how he fought back against the RCMP, risking his …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Pain and Pleasure of a New Start From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	Calvin’s story of leaving the Halifax Police Department and joining the RCMP as the only black police officer in Newfoundland. He recalls his training in Regina, where he witnessed rampant …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	19	2019	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance From: Canadian Policing View Irwin Law Inc.	In Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance author Kent Roach studies the underlying justification of police power and examines the question of who regulates the police on federal, provincial, or …	Kent Roach	33	2022	$3.30 Add
From NEW! Personal Responsibility and Prison Abolition From: Abolitionist Intimacies View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 5 examines the idea of the abolition of the life sentence, discussing topics including the “punishment agenda” in Canada, our reliance upon incarceration as a solution to …	El Jones	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Police Abolition / Black Revolt From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Police Abolition / Black Revolt author Robyn Maynard reflects on the current shift towards social movements and the renewed surge of energy to defund—and abolish—the police. …	Robyn Maynard	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Police Use of Force in Canada Dispelling the Myth of Difference From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Police Use of Force in Canada author Julius Haag examines the myth that police violence is a primarily American problem rooted in a deeply ingrained systemic and structural racism that is not …	Julius Haag	9	2022	$0.90 Add