CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Closed-Circuit Television, Typification, Pepper Spray
11 May 2016
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History of policing prior to confederation (1867) informal policing: community residents governed themselves. When the communities got bigger, they required a formal police force early municipal forces in canada had a mandate to police conflicts between groups, to maintain moral standards, and to apprehend criminals first police constables. 199 per 100,000 canadians number has been increasing steadily. 1 in 5 officers is female largest component of cjs funding. The activities of any individual/organization acting legally on behalf of public or private organizations or persons to maintain security or social order. 4 levels of policing federal police force: rcmp responsible for enforcing federal statutes, controlled drugs & substances, student loans follows the rcmp act federal legislation that provides the framework for the operation of the rcmp. Majority are contracted to work within lower levels [contract policing] arrangement whereby the rcmp and provincial/territorial police forces provide provincial and municipal policing services some work at the federal level.
