Sociology 2212A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Winnipeg General Strike
20 Apr 2016
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2223/ week 2: the role of the police: early canadian policing. Upper canada: payment by fee schedule, british influence, first constables early 1800"s. Lower canada: militia captains, french influence, first constables in 1650"s, british conquest in 1759. Legislation: 1792- english common law, 1793- parish & town officers act, 1858- board of commissioners legislation. Newfoundland, 1600"s: fishing admirals, tavern keepers, night watch, royal newfoundland constabulary. Municipal policing: variety of duties, 3 part policing mandate. Western canada: late 1800"s, aboriginal community informal policing, discovery of gold, hudson"s bay company. Provincial policing: constitution act, 1897, criminal law development, creation of provincial police forces, widespread failure, rcmp contracting. Federal policing: 1873 - north-west mounted police, 1868 - police act of canada, 1920 royal canadian mounted police, systemic issues in early years, opposition to expansion. Rcmp overreach: labour strikes, university campuses, subversive campuses, homosexual detection, october crisis, bill c-9- csis. Northern policing: pre-1894, gold rush, fear of american occupation, nwmp, civil duties, police work.
