CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ontario Provincial Police, Improper Conduct, Community Policing
Document Summary
Mostly informal policing by community residents: quebec city, mid 17th century, upper canada, early 19th century, police conflicts between ethnic groups and employers/labourers, maintain moral standards (drunkenness, alcoholism, apprehend criminals, mandate. History of rcmp: north-west mounted police founded in 1873, maintain law and order, ensure orderly settlement in prairies, many problems: desertion, resignation, and improper conduct, replaced by royal canadian mounted police. Structure of policing: four levels, federal, provincial, municipal, and first nations, some municipalities have own forces, also public transportation police (railway, airport, and transit, ex. Hamilton, brantford, region of waterloo: others use provincial force detachments or rcmp detachments. Regional police: amalgamated forces, ex. Waterloo regional police combined from various communities e. g. provide police services to over half of ontarians. Too centralized, not in touch with community. Largest number of officers of any level. Enforce criminal code, federal and provincial statutes, band bylaws: reserve-based police commission or band council, example six nations police force, responsibilities.
