SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Durham Regional Police Service, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Ryan Broll

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Notes (cid:862)the tru(cid:272)ture a(cid:374)d oles of poli(cid:272)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) reading. Sir robert peel established the first full-time force in london in 1829: emphasis on crime prevention, professionalism, set out 9 core principles which remain basis of modern policing. Basic mission of police is to prevent disorder. Physical force should only be used to the extent necessary to gain compliance. Test of police efficiency is absence of crime. North-west mounted police was founded in 1873: objectives: maintain order, ensure orderly settlement of prairies. Four levels of policing: federal, provincial, municipal, and first nations, other police services serve specialized functions. The organization of police forces in canada can be complex: london, ontario served by its own police force. Royal canadian mounted police: governed by royal canadian mounted police act (1985, responsible for a range of policing activities, contract policing. There are three provincial police forces in canada: ontario provincial police (opp, s ret du quebec (sq, royal newfoundland constabulary (rnc)