CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Hypervigilance, Collaborative Partnerships, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
16 Oct 2020
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Policing: the activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of public or private organizations or persons to maintain security or social order. Pluralization of policing: the expansion of policing beyond the public police to include parapolice and private security. Social contract perspective (on the role of the police): a perspective that considers the police to be a politically neutral force that acts primarily to enforce the law and protect the public. Radical perspective (of the role of the police): a perspective that views the police as an instrument used by governments and powerful interest to suppress dissent, stifle protest, and help maintain the status quo. Political policing: secretive police investigative activities and surveillance of persons and groups deemed to be a threat to the stability and status quo of the state. Police acts: the legislative framework for police service. Policing standards: provisions that set out how police services are to be maintained and delivered.
