SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Abusive Power And Control, Shift Work
16 Jan 2017
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Sir robert peel established the first full-time force in london in 1829. Basic mission of people: prevent crime and disorder. Test of police of efficiency is the absence of police crime. Objectives: maintain order, ensure orderly settlement of prairies. Other police services serve specialized functions: cp rail devoted to its needs. The organization of police forces in canada can be complex. Governed by royal canadian mounted police act (1985) 60% of officers are involved in contract policing. There are three provincial police forces in canada: Ontario provincial police (opp): responsible for large geographical areas outside of cities. Responsible for enforcing the criminal code, provincial/territorial statutes, municipal bylaws, and some federal statutes (e. g. , drugs) Most police work is employed from municipal work. Amalgamated forces (e. g. , durham regional police, peel regional police, Halton regional police) often very large and common. Reserve-based force, or first nations officers from other forces. Accountable to reserve-based police commission or band council.
