Lecture 4 Flashcards
Rising costs of CJS
- victim cost
- CJS Cost
- Criminal Opportunity Costs
- Intangible costs
Victims have a right to:
- Information
- Participation
- protection
- Restitution/restoration
Define Policing
“The activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of PUBLIC or PRIVATE organizations or persons to maintain security or social order” ( Griffiths, 2019:69)
Pluralization of policing
Public policing + private policing
Legislative framework of Police
- charter
- Federal, provincial and municipal legislation
- Police Acts (Federal & provincial)
Two Police Role perspective
- Social Contrast Perspective
2. Radical Perspective
Social Contrast Perspective
Consensus Model
Giving up some rights in order fo the state to protect them
not allowed to just do anything or say anything we want
CJS deals with eh punishments
Radical Perspective
Conflict Model
- Conflict between classes
- . Power struggle between two groups Usually powerful vs less powerful
Key Values Guiding Police Work
- Justice
- Equality
- Accountability
- Efficiency
Tension in Police work
- Rights: Victims vs. Offenders
- Guilts: Factual vs. Legal
- Accountability: Autonomy vs Oversight
Police Governance structure
- Police Acts: Legislative Framework
- Policing standards; government issued Document
- Police boats and commissions: Oversight
Primary Activities of Police
- crime control
- Order maintenance
- Crime prevention
Define Diversification /Downloading
Police now respond to issue that they weren’t original part of their mandate. Non-law enforcement issues.
Problem is it increase the cost of CJS
Legal updates may impact Police by
- change what is considered to be a crime (e.g) Drugs
- Equip the police with new poewr
- Require the police to follow additional rules
Multifaceted Policing Roles
- Community Partnership
- Decreases fear of Crime
- Outreach to special community groups
- Multiagency Partnerships
- Data-led policing (Griffiths, 2019:76)
All to increase the “quality of life policing”