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SYMPOSIUM ON GOVERNMENT/POLICE RELATIONS
On June 29th, 2004, the Inquiry and Osgoode Hall Law School jointly sponsored a one-day academic symposium on the relationship between police and government.
The Inquiry and Osgoode commissioned six leading experts to present research papers at the symposium, including:
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"The Overview: Four Models of Police-Government Relationships" by Professor Kent Roach, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
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"The History and the Future of the Politics of Policing" by Professor Margaret Beare, Department of Sociology and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
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"Legal Sites of Executive-Police Relations: Core Principles in a Canadian Context" by Professor Dianne Martin, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
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"The Oversight of Executive Police Relations in Canada: The Constitution, the Courts, Administrative Processes and Democratic Governance" by Professor Lorne Sossin, Faculties of Law and Political Science, University of Toronto.
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"Police-Government Relations in the Context of State-Aboriginal Relations" by Professor Gordon Christie, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
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"The Idea of the Political "Independence" of the Police: International Interpretations and Experiences" by Professor Philip Stenning, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
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The Inquiry and Osgoode Hall Law School also commissioned several subject-matter experts to attend the symposium and comment on the research papers and has prepared a summary of the symposium discussion which will be posted when it is available.
The Inquiry and Osgoode will also facilitate the publication of a background volume of symposium papers and related material by an academic publisher following completion of the Inquiry.
Additional information about the symposium is posted here:
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