Canadian Police In The News

A RCMP Report, "Responding To Organized Crime In Canada: The Role of Media and Social Marketing Campaigns" 2005, [PDF] has been added to the Police section for the following reasons:

Anti-Drug Initiatives

The September 2002 report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs allocated a full chapter to Canadians' opinions and attitudes, the results of which help answer the question: "Where do Canadian media stand on drugs today?" A summary analysis was done by CannabisLink.ca who also did a partial review of the press coverage of drugs in Canada and compared their analysis to that of the Senate's work on public attitudes and opinions.47 They looked at news, feature stories and editorials related to criminality. They found that most news stories on illegal drugs focus on police operations. They concluded that, while they did not know how this information helps shape public opinions on drugs or what impact it has on the public's demands concerning drugs, these articles may give people the impression that the "drug problem" is first, and foremost, an organized crime problem.

• Cannabis and Canada: Year 2002 in Review - Focus On The Media (CannabisLink.ca)
• Chapter 10: Canadians' Opinions and Attitudes - THE MEDIA (Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs)

• Canadian Professional Police Association (CPPA): Lobby On!
• Canadian Police Association and RCMP - Myths and Facts
• MARIJUANA: LEGALIZATION, DECRIMINALIZATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS - AN RCMP NATIONAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY May 27, 1999
• Greensweep - A modern day tale of a medieval inquisition.
• Police Raid on Compassion Club
• Police Deception
• Green Tide

• Law Enforcement Promo Video (12 minutes)
• The RCMP's role in drug policy examined in this exhaustive article by Dan Gardner, Free Junk For Junkies
• Crusades and corruption examined by law professor Alan Young Crusading Police Must Not Be Above The Law

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