Sociology 2253A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Municipal Police, Industrial Revolution
11 Jun 2017
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Created first police force in london in 1829. Out of fear that was brought with the industrial revolution. To police conflicts between ethnic groups and between labourers and their employers. To maintain moral standards by enforcing laws against drunkenness, prostitution and gambling. Earliest police force was in 1858 in b. c. Between 1917-1950 the rcmp assumed provincial policing responsibilities in all provinces except ontario, quebec and parts of newfoundland and labrador. Federal legislation that provides the framework for the operation of the rcmp. Organized into 15 divisions plus rcmp federal headquarters in ottawa. An arrangement whereby the rcmp and provincial or territorial police forces provide provincial and municipal policing services. Municipality can provide police service by: creating its own independent police service, joining with another municipality s existing police force, by contracting with a provincial police force, opp in ontario, rcmp in canada (except quebec) Federal first nation policing policy, federal, provincial and territorial governments and.
