CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Visible Minority, Field Training Officer

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sheri Fabian

Document Summary

First full-time police force - created in london 1829. In response to fear of crime & disorder associated w/ industrial revolution. Policing was previously community responsibility based on notion that every indiv responsible to his/her neighbours. Peel attempted to legitimize new police force. Argued police would serve interests of all citizens. Police would include prevention of crime as part of mandate. Force"s officers would be recruited from working class. In early days, laws enforced on informal basis by community residents. For many years, policing remained closely tied to local communities. Early municipal police forces generally had 3 part mandate. Maintain moral standards by enforcing laws against. Historical record indicates early municipal forces heavily influenced by politics & patronage. Many of jurisdictions ultimately becoming provinces after confederation originally had own police forces. Nwmp (now rcmp) founded in 1873 to maintain law & order in & to ensure orderly settlement of previously unpoliced & sparsely settled nwt.