POLS 2200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bail Bondsman, Indictable Offence, Andrew Brewin

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2200
• Professor: Naomi Couto

Document Summary

Legal authority to develop public policy comes from the constitution act of 1867. Outlines the division of labour between federal parliament and provincial legislatures. Federal government is responsible for framing the criminal law and supervising penitentiaries. Provincial governments administer the law though their responsibilities for policing and the operation of lower courts. Chapter 1: canadian police and policing policy, post 9/11 (cid:858)poli(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:859) refers to a pla(cid:374)(cid:374)ed (cid:272)ourse of a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded to i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)e spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) institutional outcomes or practises. Policies are (in most cases) formally articulated or written as institutional/organizational response to a set of external/internal circumstances or pressures. Policies are proactive: they are intended to initiate a preferred or desired police responce. Poli(cid:272)es are rea(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e: the(cid:455) are (cid:858)e(cid:454) post fa(cid:272)to(cid:859) atte(cid:373)pts to refle(cid:272)t a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)(cid:272)orporate a (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) existing practise. (p. 6) Federal government: makes changes to the criminal code, rcmp (p. 6) Provincial and municipal: basic governance responsibility (p. 6)