POLS 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Kerchief, Sponsorship Scandal, Fifa Disciplinary Code

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3300
• Professor: Charmain Derferd

Document Summary

Four models of police-government relationships: roach (1-11) (36-44) Professor philip stenning: there is very little consensus among politicians, senior rcmp officers etc. what police independence comprises of and its practical implications. *some statutes make it seem like they are on their own. *others make it seem like they are civil servants subject to ministerial control. The idea that the police are the law on to themselves is unacceptable in a democracy. But police directed by government raises partisan concerns. Criminal investigations must be absolutely free of political influences yet they must not become the law unto themselves . Lord denning concluded that a police constable is independent and answerable only to the law . 1980 the quebec court of appeal concluded that the concept of police independence was thoroughly inappropriate in the context of national and provincial police forces responsible to cabinet ministers. *some support is found in legislation governing rcmp and opp.