CRI210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Henry Fielding, Sûreté Du Québec, Thief Takers
23 Jan 2018
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Cri210 lecture 2: the structure and role of the police in canadian society january 15, 2018. What is policing: on broad spectrum holding each other accountable for their actions, policing is the act of maintaining and reproducing social order. The role of the police: the functionalist perspective: there"s a consensus within society regarding norms, values and laws. There"s widespread agreement over how to deal with issues of crime and punishment: the criminal law is a reflection of this consensus, the police are the authority within the criminal justice system. They enforce the law professionally and impartially: every criminal event . Their unofficial mandate is to enforce class-based laws and maintain the current social order: the practice of the police involves a great deal of discretion and bias, ex. South africa part tide: objective was crime prevention, used by the state to protect its own interest. The birth of modern policing: by the mid-1700s, england still had no formal police force.
