Police Misconducttion In Canada Case Study

Although police misconduct in Canada has been viewed primarily as a rotten apple problem, there are more systemic issues that exist in policing. Research suggests that police misconduct in Canada is both a rotten apple problem and a rotten barrel problem, with the latter not being as prevalent (Griffiths, 2015). That does not mean, however, that entire police services have not engaged in misconduct; that could simply mean that they do a good job of hiding it from the public. If there is widespread misconduct or corruption among a police service, it is understandable that the police service would try to conceal that from the public. This could also mean that there is a lack of research on misconduct and corruption in Canada. In fact, the majority

The FLQ has engaged in such severe misconduct that it has even been considered a “terrorist organization” as this police service broke the law, kidnapped, and killed innocent citizens (Fijnaut & Marx, 1995, p. 93). This is the most severe form of misconduct that a police service could possibly engage in. In fact, the FLQ kidnapped Quebec 's national minister, used letter bombs, and placed explosives by federal buildings in the mid 1960s to early 1970s (Naidu, 1995). An incident like this can be traumatize society as the police service resorted to violence and terrorism rather than trying to preserve peace. Moreover, this could make it difficult for members of the public to trust police officers again after they witness a police service engaging in such severe misconduct (Ferdik, Rojek, & Alpert, 2013). Evidently, the FLQ took part in the most horrific form of systemic police misonduct conceivable, leaving some innocent members of society emotionally