SOC 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4, 5, 11: Peel Regional Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Sûreté Du Québec

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

Document Summary

Contemporary canadian policing: the police have more contact with the general public than other criminal justice personnel. Provincial: three in canada: opp, sq (surete du quebec), and the royal newfoundland. Constabulary (rnc: responsible for policing rural areas and the areas outside municipalities and cities, enforce provincial laws and criminal code, rcmp provides provincial policing under contract with provincial governments outside of these provinces. Ontario: funding split between all legislative governments, larger aboriginal police forces six nations police service in ontario, Amerindian police in quebec, and the dakota ojibwa police service in. Manitoba: smaller forces in other provinces, generally have full powers to enforce, on reserve lands, the criminal code, federal and provincial statutes, and band bylaws. Police work in a democratic society: law reform commission of canada has identified four key values that form the framework within which to understand police work in canadian society. Factors influencing the role and activities of the police.