SOC219H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Visible Minority, Endangerment, Masculinity
Document Summary
Police reacted after the domestic violence began to look like a gang problem. Longstanding trends in police processing of domestic violence. Domestic violence viewed as a non-crime" aspect of police work. Legitimate police disputes partitioned from family disputes. Dv calls treated as low priority," but high risk". What explains police processing of peagler and other victims of d. v. We are dedicated to delivering police services, in partnership with our communities, to keep toronto the best and safest place to be. 14% of tps is visible minorities (compared to 43% of tps is women) Women are almost twice as likely as men to have a university degree. 1913: mary minty & maria levitt (first women to join police force) 1945: equal pay and uniforms (women wore dresses and carried purses and usually unarmed) Action and excitement: important part of the job. Us/them: in terms of separating from criminals, law abiding but non police system.
