CC291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Domestic Terrorism, Ottawa Police Service, Police Legitimacy
Document Summary
Even after the creation of formal police services in canada, policing remained closely tied to communities; police officers patrolled communities on foot and were responsible for a variety of tasks. With the introduction of mobile patrol cars . three rs: random patrol p. 215, course text. The watch system: the watch system, or more commonly known as random patrol, is intended as a system of deterrence. So in the 1980s, there was a shift toward community policing, robert peel"s notion. Some key features of community policing (cp: organizational strategy and philosophy, department-wide commitment, different approach in measuring police performance, anchored on decentralizing and personalizing police services. Cp is based on three p"s: prevention, problem solving, partnership. Studies found that community police can generate higher levels of satisfaction, appreciation, and commitment to officers. In the early 21st century, there has emerged a new model called community-based strategic policing.
