PSYC 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Police Psychology, Investigative Psychology
17 Jul 2019
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Psyc 268 - lecture 10 - police psychology. Police psychology - delivery of psychological services to & on behalf of law enforcement agencies, their executives, employees. Psychological services not restricted to clinical interventions - encompass range of skills. & tools to support law enforcement in areas of assessment, intervention, operations, consulting. Beginning in 17th & 18th centuries, formal law enforcement agencies created. In na, first military-style police force - royal newfoundland constabulary, founded in. 1823 - north-west mounted police formed, which later became rcmp in 1920. During mid-to-late 20th century, significant development in policing occurred, there was move away from reactive & incident-based policing toward more proactive & preventive policing practices. Also when demographics of policing changed, to include more women & ethnic minorities. Jurisdiction varies both geographically & by activity. Ca, 1867 - gives authority to federal gov over some aspects of law enforcement including national security, border integrity, immigration, income tax, protection of environment.
