CRIM 2652 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Crime Prevention, Transnational Crime, High Visibility
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History of police: first full time police force create in london 1829, by sir robert peel, due to the increase in of fear of crime and disorder associated with the industrial. Immune to scrutiny that police officers face in day to day operations. Levels of policing: federal police rcmp, organized into 15 divisions + 1 hq headed by commanding officer, rcmp act: federal legislation that provides the framework for the operation of the. Involvement in all levels make it a true national police force. Critics: rcmp has no board and are under no supervision, no accountability, in but not for the communities, no way to ensure the rcmp fulfil communities needs. Regional police service: taking many small police departments and making them one large organization, peel regional police is largest local department, more effective at providing a range of policing services to communities, less expensive than many small departments. Critics: too centralized does not offer opportunity for effective community policing.
