Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Policing

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Any activities of people acting legally on behalf of the public or organizations to protect society

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Justice

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Fair treatment and protection

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Equality

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All citizens are protected and receive equal access to justice

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4
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Accountability

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actions are subject to review

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5
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efficiency

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their job is done correctly and timely and with minimal amounts of money

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Social contract

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The perspective that the police are a politically neurtral party that protects the rights of the people

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Radical perspective

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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

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Structure

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The police is structure is divided into RCMP, Provincial police, municipal police, and Indigenous police.

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RCMP

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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

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Provincial Police

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Police that often work regionally in rural areas and enforce provincial and criminal code. They are found in Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland

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Municipal police

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Police that act within the city boundaries and enforce the criminal code, provincial statures, and bylaws

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Indigenous Police

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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

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Divisions of urban policing

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operational control, investigation, support, administrative, HR, and research

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Police responsibility to society

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Police are responsible for protecting the public, but there is many tensions between them.

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Police and society tensions

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Mistrust, over dependance of the public, religious and racial tenisons, and when can they enforce the laws.

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16
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Police and other parts of the CCJS

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When the police breach the charter rights then the whole process is effected

17
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Ways to keep the police acountable

A

oversight acts, boards and comities, and society

18
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Society accountability

A

Through the news, phone videos, body cameras, and observing when they do wrong.

19
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Authority

A

Police are allowed to exact more authority under the criminal code and with legal authority. They can also remove people’s theory

19
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Authority

A

Police are allowed to exact more authority under the criminal code and with legal authority. They can also remove people’s freedom

20
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Use of force

A

The police are permitted to use force when nessarcy

21
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Primary roles of the police

A

crime control, order maintenance, and crime prevention

22
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Crime control

A

The response and investigation into crimes

23
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Order maintenance

A

Prevention of disruptive behaviour, but it is subjective to each officer

24
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Crime prevention

A

Collaborating with the community to provide social services and educate the public

25
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Other roles of the police

A

social workers, first aid, first responders, and building reationships

26
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working personality

A

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.