History 2190A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Symbolic Power, Racial Profiling, Urban Warfare
18 Jan 2019
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Structured under three tiers: federal (rcmp, criminal code is federal, provincial (opp, rcmp, law enforcement is provincial, municipal (london, 141 stand-alone municipal police forces in canada, most policing is done here, first nations police, 36 of these. All territories and provinces except ontario and quebec contract out their provincial law enforcement to the rcmp. 69,027 sworn officers in 265 agencies: 188/100,000 people. 14. 7 billion spent on police budgets: annual average salary ,004. Minorities and women are still low but improving: highest police officer in canada (rcmp) is now a woman (brenda lucky) What are some of the categories for comparison: training and type of training, political motivation, oversight, accountability, public perception, tactics and equipment, racial profiling. Why does perspective matter: publications from academia vs. news articles, one argues that the differences are significant and the other says not so much (readings) Use of military equipment and tactics by domestic law enforcement.
