- Reaction score
- 3,948
- Points
- 1,260
(DISCLOSURE: No cop experience, but some (part-time, infantry) military experience here.)
Just found this online, and thought you might be interested....
RCMP’s Effectiveness Damaged by Politicization, According to New Study (Fraser Institute, 12 Apr 06)
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=nr&id=721
Part of Executive Summary:
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police advertises itself as Canada’s national police service, an organization of excellence, and a world leader in integrated policing. By and large, general surveys of public opinion indicate that the RCMP is widely respected by Canadians. In contrast, there have been several studies, as well as occasional public complaints, showing that the RCMP is in crisis and is drastically underfunded. Accounts vary as to the nature of that crisis, the extent to which the organization is underfunded, and the reason that it is underfunded. Among the most serious reasons advanced for the current problems in the Force is that it has become politicized in the sense that it responds directly to political instructions ... Whatever the impact of underfunding, it seems clear that politicization is a greater problem (...) because it has meant a decline in the core competencies of the Force, namely the enforcement of federal laws ... One way or another (...) it is our contention that de-politicization is the key to halting the decline of the RCMP."
Just found this online, and thought you might be interested....
RCMP’s Effectiveness Damaged by Politicization, According to New Study (Fraser Institute, 12 Apr 06)
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=nr&id=721
Part of Executive Summary:
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police advertises itself as Canada’s national police service, an organization of excellence, and a world leader in integrated policing. By and large, general surveys of public opinion indicate that the RCMP is widely respected by Canadians. In contrast, there have been several studies, as well as occasional public complaints, showing that the RCMP is in crisis and is drastically underfunded. Accounts vary as to the nature of that crisis, the extent to which the organization is underfunded, and the reason that it is underfunded. Among the most serious reasons advanced for the current problems in the Force is that it has become politicized in the sense that it responds directly to political instructions ... Whatever the impact of underfunding, it seems clear that politicization is a greater problem (...) because it has meant a decline in the core competencies of the Force, namely the enforcement of federal laws ... One way or another (...) it is our contention that de-politicization is the key to halting the decline of the RCMP."