Chapter 4 Flashcards
Policing
Any activities of people acting legally on behalf of the public or organizations to protect society
Justice
Fair treatment and protection
Equality
All citizens are protected and receive equal access to justice
Accountability
actions are subject to review
efficiency
their job is done correctly and timely and with minimal amounts of money
Social contract
The perspective that the police are a politically neurtral party that protects the rights of the people
Radical perspective
The perspective that the police are an instrument of those in power to help maintain the stats quo in society and forward the ideas of those in power
Structure
The police is structure is divided into RCMP, Provincial police, municipal police, and Indigenous police.
RCMP
Police that work for the RCMP and enforce legislative and federal acts. They are all across canada and can be contracted out to do provincial policing
Provincial Police
Police that often work regionally in rural areas and enforce provincial and criminal code. They are found in Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland
Municipal police
Police that act within the city boundaries and enforce the criminal code, provincial statures, and bylaws
Indigenous Police
Police that is integrated into the community and receive special training to best suit the needs of the Band and work within the Band. They are typically RCMP or provincial officers
Divisions of urban policing
operational control, investigation, support, administrative, HR, and research
Police responsibility to society
Police are responsible for protecting the public, but there is many tensions between them.
Police and society tensions
Mistrust, over dependance of the public, religious and racial tenisons, and when can they enforce the laws.
Police and other parts of the CCJS
When the police breach the charter rights then the whole process is effected
Ways to keep the police acountable
oversight acts, boards and comities, and society
Society accountability
Through the news, phone videos, body cameras, and observing when they do wrong.
Authority
Police are allowed to exact more authority under the criminal code and with legal authority. They can also remove people’s theory
Authority
Police are allowed to exact more authority under the criminal code and with legal authority. They can also remove people’s freedom
Use of force
The police are permitted to use force when nessarcy
Primary roles of the police
crime control, order maintenance, and crime prevention
Crime control
The response and investigation into crimes
Order maintenance
Prevention of disruptive behaviour, but it is subjective to each officer
Crime prevention
Collaborating with the community to provide social services and educate the public
Other roles of the police
social workers, first aid, first responders, and building reationships
working personality
Part of police subculture were due to being overly suspicious of the public they start being preoccupided with danger and their personality shifts. They have an Us vs society point of view which causes problems when trying to protect the public.
