Police Implementation of Supreme Court of Canada Charter Decisions: An Empirical Study

Authors

Kathryn Moore

Keywords

Canada. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Canada. Supreme Court; Civil rights; Police; Canada

Document Type

Special Issue Article

Abstract

Little empirical research has been done on the Charter's impact on the public policy process. This paper presents the results of an empirical research study designed to fill that gap. The study examined the manner in which a municipal police force and the RCMP implemented changes to procedures following two Supreme Court of Canada Charter decisions. The paper concludes that, while steps have been taken to develop a process by which Supreme Court decisions are implemented, the process would be improved if one body were allocated responsibility for the provision of interim information to the police.

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Citation Information

Moore, Kathryn. "Police Implementation of Supreme Court of Canada Charter Decisions: An Empirical Study." Osgoode Hall Law Journal 30.3 (1992) : 547-577.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1713
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol30/iss3/2