Policing

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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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Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

The Mass Casualty Commission: The Facts, The Findings, and What Must Be Done

In this book Dean Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty Commission into a readable account of exactly what happened during 13 chaotic hours when 22 Nova Scotians were … 208 View
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Author’s Forward and Introduction

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Introduction

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In the introduction to this book, Beeby outlines why the Mass Casualty Commission’s report was requested, and why he created this simplified and straight-forward summary of their report. 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 1: Neighbourhood Murders

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the murders in Portapique the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. He provides background on the … 19 $1.90 Add
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Why Is It So Difficult to Change Policing?

From: Crisis in Canada's 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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Chapter 2: RCMP Response

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the initial police response to the murders in Portapique on the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. His … 23 $2.30 Add
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What Do Police Do?

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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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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Chapter 3: Quiet

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes what occurred overnight in Portapique between April 18th and 19th 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. These hours marked the … 10 $1.00 Add
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Systemic Discrimination

Police and Race

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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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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Chapter 4: Awakening

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby describes the events of the early morning of April 19th, 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. There was a second round of murders at a … 21 $2.10 Add
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Systematic Sexism

Police and Women

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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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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Chapter 5: Five Rounds

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby describes the events where RCMP officers fired on another RCMP officer on the morning of April 19th amid the RCMP’s search for mass shooter Gabriel Wortman, as … 9 $0.90 Add
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Recruitment, Training, Management

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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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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Chapter 6: Big Stop

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the encounter between mass shooter Gabriel Wortmand and RCMP officers which resulted in Wortman’s death the morning of April 19th, 2020, as described by … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 7: Aftermath

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the immediate afternath of the mass shooting in Portapique and the first few months of the investigation, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its … 36 $3.60 Add