SSCI1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Constant Contact, Problem Solving, Bow Street Runners
2 Sep 2016
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Lecture five, crim, police operations, october 14th 2015. Development of modern policing: origins of canadian policing, english condition, mid-1700"s london, england: Crime commonplace: no organized law enforcement system. Crime unbearable: only option was to call military: need an alternative of the current state since they couldn"t handle it anymore. 1748 henry fielding chief magistrate of bow street. Concerns from how unbearable it was, it became a debates in british parliament. 1. reduce tension and conflict between law enforcement officers and the public. 2. non-violence to maintain peace, violence only as last resort. 3. relieve military of certain duties, such as controlling crime. 4. judged on absence of crime rather than high visibility of police actions. Popular (1835 expanded outside of london , 1856 compulsory) Spread to other countries canada, united states, australia. Early canadian police: new france followed policing in france. 1833: permanent constables quebec and montreal: ontario municipalities english law enforcement. 1835- toronto 6 constables police during the night.
