CRIM 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Convenience Store, Authoritarianism, Police Services Act Of Ontario
19 Oct 2017
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Overview: historical overview of policing, pre-modern, peel model of public police, traditional/professional crime fighting model, poles and powers of police today, test reminders. Recognize the exceeding role the police play, the extraordinary powers they hold in society. Broad understanding: policing: the act of establishing and maintaining social order (shearing and. Stenning, 1987: happens all over the place i. e. : lectures: no smoking, calling student out. There was an increase in private security during this time. Fundamental shift in understanding policing i. e. : disney land - guiding crowds where they want them to be. Policing: the activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of the public or private organizations or persons to maintain security or social order. (clark and murphy, 2002 in gri ths, 73) Institutions or individuals given the right by the state to use coercive force in order to maintain public order and safety.
