CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Panopticon, Anomie, Dysgraphia

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Gallison Jordana

Document Summary

First police constables appointed in quebec city around 1651. Hesitancy to create police forces power over the people. Early municipal forces had three-part mandate: police conflicts between ethnic groups & between laborers and employers, maintain moral standards, apprehend criminals. First police forces did not emerge in the west until mid-late 1800s. First organized police force created in what is now bc in 1858. Unique feature of policing in the canadian west was the role of hudson"s bay company (hbc) North west mounted police founded in 1873 to police rupert"s land. Reasons for the creation of the rcmp have been the source of much scholarly debate. A complicated history and controversial past and present. Officers derive their authority from the criminal code and various provincial statutes. Application of physical force, including lethal force. Impacted greatly by the charter and case law/judicial decisions (judicial ex. Police also exercise a significant degree of discretion. Carried out in diverse environment and contexts.