SOSC 3655 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: The Dilemma, Homicide, Triage
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The biggest assignment in policing: these officers work round the clock every day of the year, in uniform, usually in marked radio patrol cars. If the public stopped calling the police, the police would have to reinvent their job. The ratio of reported violent to serious crime tends to be higher in large cities but violent crime still represents only 17% in toronto. If one compares violent crime to all crime, it is 9% in canada: furthermore, by the police arrive, the trail is almost always cold, with the culprit having been gone for hours and often days. This is typical of crimes against property, the largest category of serious crimes. The most common and most difficult conflict situations that the police handle are family disputes. In handling domestic disputes, the police routinely pursue eight different courses of action. Most commonly, the police simply leave after listening, without doing anything at all.