Red Alert

Red Alert, the first volume in the Utp Insights series, provides a critical examination of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Author Kent Roach analyzes the institutional crises currently facing the RCMP, ranging from provincial calls for replacement services in Alberta and British Columbia to federal proposals for significant downsizing. This political science and law text investigates how the force struggles to adapt to modern policing requirements following high-profile tragedies in Nova Scotia and on the James Smith Cree Nation.

This work within the social science and law enforcement categories explores the tension between traditional paramilitary training and the necessity for restorative community safety. Roach examines the impact of colonial structures on policing and advocates for Indigenous peacekeeping models. Red Alert offers a scholarly perspective on jurisprudence and Indigenous law, addressing the urgent need for reform in Canadian law enforcement and national security.