AHSS 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: London Metropolitan University, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Takers
31 Jul 2018
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Describe the roles of the police in early england. Understand the principle of policing by consent and its importance. Describe the problems of early public policing. Understand barriers in policing for women and visible minority groups. Understand the working personality of the police and its impact. Public trust in the conduct of police and associated organization. Canada follows a common law model of police legitimacy. Public support and cooperation of police in their legal duties. Watchmen patrolled at night reporting to area constable: 1326 justices of the peace replaced shire-reeves. Parish constables agents of justice of the peace. Established in london by henry fielding in 1748. Successful, but unable to address crime all over england. Sir robert peel home secretary: london metropolitan police act (1829) 1671 quebec and montreal first permanent police constables. Created to police lands purchased from hudson"s bay company. Renamed royal canadian mounted police in 1920. Police walked the beat and presence deterred crime.
