SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Pacific Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

First time police force (1829) was created in london by sir robert peel in response to increasing fear of crime and disorder associated with the industrial revolution before this policing was a community responsibility. Basic mission for police is to prevent crime. Ability for police to perform their duties depends on public approval. Police must have the cooperation of public to in voluntary observance of law. Degree of public cooperation with police dimishes to the necessity of physical force. Police maintains public favour by demonstrating impartial service, not catering to the public. Police should only use physical force to maintain order. Police should have a relationship with public that is based on the fact that the police are the public and the public are the police. Police should direct their actions toward their functions and not appear to usurp the powers of the judiciary. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder.