SOC 3750 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Crime Prevention, Machismo, Behavioural Sciences

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Politically dominated & corrupted (stability depended on political regime), vague police role, no official training. Start 20th cent: reform, more honest, move away from politics. Mid 20th cent: 1920s 1) intro of prov police 2) growth/ devt of municipal police 3) expansion& intro of policing to prairies & west. Scientific: apply science to police work (ex. fingerprints), knowledge could be conveyed. Architects of reform (1930s): public admin began, adopt principles from private sector, quality of recruits . Tech change: more professional (cars/phones), public use services, contact w public but w officers, impersonal. Changes in policy devt, officer accountability, selection criteria (more edu & training), research on police . Not isolate, sympathize w the community, stress wider roles. Bureaucratic or political: b: integrating w democratic society, see police strictly controlled, consistent but room for individualization, p: need to be responsive to each community"s needs, be flexible, moving towards political, but rcmp bureaucratic.

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