SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Isomorphism, Deindustrialization, Police Services Act Of Ontario
29 Mar 2017
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Historical roots: not new in canada o. Prior to centralized state policing (before 19th century) By late 19th century, concerns about private interests, equity, etc. o. Tension between private and public policing into the 20th century. Growth: north american growth since the 60s o. Policing as a service ideology (since 1970s: usa/can: wider emphasis on finding government efficiencies o. Gated communities/living: decline of the welfare state. Symbolic power/authority (i. e. public respect and deference) o. Laws re: rights of property owners o o. Right to arrest for crimes committed on or in relation to private property. Internally via the chief, codes of conduct, and police services act. Public police oversee public spaces and private police oversee private spaces. Policing is about preservation of order and reduction of risk. Therefore, public and private are both engaging in real" policing: order as a product of their intersection. Patrol neighbourhoods: gather and share intelligence o. Selling of services to make up for budget shortfalls.
