CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Ontario Provincial Police, Improper Conduct
Document Summary
Chapter 4: the structure and roles of the police. Policing is a necessary part of the justice system. The vast majority of police officers conduct themselves professionally and administer justice fairly. The police officer"s occupation is very complicated. First exposure to the criminal justice system. Early municipal police forces had a 3 part mandate. 3. to police conflicts between ethnic groups, and between labourers and their employers to maintain moral standards by enforcing laws against drunkenness, prostitution, and gambling to apprehend criminals. Provinces had their own police forces, often set up in response to disorder resulting from gold strikes in the 1800s. These services were contracted out to the rcmp in 1950. Currently ontario, quebec, and parts of newfoundland have their own provincial police force. North-west mounted police founded in 1873 in order to: Many problems: desertion, resignation, and improper conduct, because of the harsh conditions in the frontier. Replaced by royal canadian mounted police as a national police force.
