[SOC 3750] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 36 pages long Study Guide!
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Why do we have police officers: egon bitler only reason we have police b/c we need an institution build up with individuals that have the legal ability and right to use force. Early municipal (cid:862)policing(cid:863: night watchman in quebec city (1650s) Limited role were not formally trained or paid. Volunteers walked around in early settlements, make sure everything was safe and secure. If (cid:374)o(cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:448)olu(cid:374)teered, (cid:455)ou (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e i(cid:374) (cid:455)our community: (cid:862)consta(cid:271)les(cid:863) in montreal & que(cid:271)e(cid:272) city (cid:894)1(cid:1011)(cid:1012)(cid:1011)(cid:895) Formalize these people, appoint them, have some sort of basic skill set to preserve social order. Appointed by justice of the peace to maintain order and carry out court orders still volunteers. No hierarchy: (cid:862)high (cid:272)onsta(cid:271)les(cid:863) in upper canada (cid:894)1(cid:1011)(cid:1013)3) Oversee the other constables still volunteers. Appointed to particular districts: boards of commissioners created in upper canada (1858) Responsible for developing the london metropolitan police (1829) Police are the public and the public are the police.
