LAWS 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Ontario Provincial Police
16 Oct 2017
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History of policing: pre-confederation, mostly informal policing by community residents, first police officers, quebec city, mid 17th century, upper canada, early 19th century, mandate, police conflicts between ethnic groups & employers/labourers, maintain moral standards (drunkenness, alcoholism, apprehend criminals. History of rcmp: north-west mounted police founded in 1873, maintain law & order, ensure orderly settlement in prairies, many problems: desertion, resignation & improper conduct, replaced by the royal canadian mounted police (rcmp) a federal police force. Contemporary policing: the number of police officers in canada has increased over the past decade. Structure of policing: four levels, federal, provincial, municipal & first nations, also public transportation police (railway, airport & transit) Laws2301 october 10, 2017: some municipalities have own forces, ex. Yrp, ops: others use provincial force detachments or rcmp detachments, the arrangements for organizing police to municipalities is complex. Issues: not unionized, women in the rcmp suffer from harassment & discrimination. [federal department of public safety & emergency preparedness]
