CRI386H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Toronto Police Service, Napoleonic Wars, Nursing Management
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Criminological assumption behind it aligned w/ routine activities theory. Didn"t discuss how it might conflict w/ established/negotiated arrangements of police work. Police work under collective agreements, have powerful staff associations. Didn"t want to create colonial force to police homeland (mainland britain) Seen revolutionary gendarmerie in france didn"t want that. Citizens policing themselves drawing from community being policed. Discussion about whether to have full uniforms. Question about firearms shouldn"t be armed in that way. Would wear uniform but not like military. End of 18th c, french revolution model of what british people didn"t want. But napoleonic war britain as growing imperial power, final victory over napoleon in 1815. Hadfield case, partial insanity war veteran. Fear of paramilitary force not fear of military. When police established a lot of military elements. Recruitment very military ex service men recruited. Initial police forces very strong tendency to recruit people w/ military experience. A lot of pride in miltiary accomplishments.
