SOC209H5 : Study Questions for Second Half of Term
Document Summary
The police force is one of the largest items within the cjs which receives a large amount of funding from government agencies. They receive approximately 60% of the cjs funding. This equates to approximately . 00 per person annually. There are four levels of policing: federal level (rcmp- royal canadian mounted. Police), provincial police ( this includes three different provincial police levels), municipal police (peel region) and first nation police. * the type of policing within first nations is negotiated through the community. * responsibilities: band bylaw, federal statutes, provincial statutes. Private security policing has recently emerged within the past decade. There are more private security officer then there are of actual police officers. Responsibilities: crowd control, 911 calls, policing, private in-mall security. There has been a concern/uncertainty in regards to private security legal authority in contrast to actually police officers. It has been claimed that private security officers have the same legal authority as an ordinary citizen.
