POLSCI 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hearing Test, First Aid, W. M. Keck Observatory
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Indirect: we don"t want you to undertake an activity and if you want to do it you will have to pay for it: smoking. Depending on police force you need to be a canadian citizen. Depending on jurisdiction you need to be able to speak english or french. You will have to pass a background check. You need to obtain a chief of police certificate: in order to achieve these certificates it is administered by a private corporation who is happy to take your money. In 2015, 70% of new hires in toronto had some type of post-secondary education. Training: 18-24 weeks, tactical, academic, physical fitness. Police officers can have some choice of how much they are enforcing. Military influence: chain of command, pursued a military approach, needed uniforms. Local in nature: jurisdictions, restricted in resources like financial aid, keep community in order.