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What is a police force? ANS >>> A constituted body of persons
empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property
and limit civil disorder
What does police mean ANS >>> Describe the body enforcing
the law and maintaining order
Why do police forces exist in the first place? ANS >>> As a
preventative role and for safety
,Metropolitan police ANS >>> Often considered the template
for the North American police that followed the European trend
Sir Robert Peel ANS >>> a member of parliament, and became
the post of secretary for the home department. after seeing the
rising crime statistics, he brought out the Metropolitan Police
act.
Why did we have police forces? ANS >>> The public didn’t
want to do it themselves
Where was the first police force in North America ANS >>>
Toronto in the 19th century
How did Policing begin in North America ANS >>> As a
volunteer organization but developed into a paid "policeman"
position with formal training
First signs of Canadian legal tradition ANS >>> When Quebec
City in 1651 adopted a watchman system modelled after
France.
, Detective ANS >>> Specialists who sole job was to determine
who committed the crime and why. They established
themselves within police agencies working less individually and
more cooperatively to close cases
Constables ANS >>> Appointed to lead a handful of volunteers.
Simply hired as needed. Not until a year later that five were
hired and paid.
North West Mounted Police ANS >>> The forerunner of the
RCMP. Created after confederation to police the frontier
territories of the Canadian west.
What are municipalities responsible for? ANS >>> majority of
the policing services.
OPP ANS >>> One of the largest services in North America,
provide rural policing and support for all police agencies as
required
Policing Standards Manual ANS >>> contains guidelines to help
police services understand the PSA