NCJ Number
132720
Journal
Canadian Journal of Criminology Volume: 33 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (July-October 1991) Pages: 269-283
Date Published
1991
Length
15 pages
Annotation
In the next few decades, Canada's population will age as a cumulative result of more than two decades of low fertility, and immigrants in increasing numbers and from non-European origins will alter the ethnic and cultural mix of Canadian society, especially in the urban centers of Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.
Abstract
Police forces will feel the effects of Canada's demographic transition in terms of the aging and unrepresentative nature of their personnel and in the services communities require and police provide. Both the increasing prevalence of elderly and very elderly citizens and the increasing incidence of visible minorities throughout Canada suggest the need for better organized, dynamic, less confrontational police forces with strong roots in the communities they serve. Alternatives such as the hiring of more civilian part-time employees, whose focus is community development, may become attractive when these new demands are complicated by the problem of strained finances. 2 notes, 1 table, and 6 references (Author abstract modified)