FSC100 MIDTERM Exam Questions with
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What is a police force?
A constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property
and limit civil disorder
What does police mean
Describe the body enforcing the law and maintaining order
Why do police forces exist in the first place?
As a preventative role and for safety
Metropolitan police
Often considered the template for the North American police that followed the European
trend
Sir Robert Peel
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?
The public didnt want to do it themselves
Where was the first police force in North America
Toronto in the 19th century
How did Policing begin in North America
,As a volunteer organization but developed into a paid "policeman" position with formal
training
First signs of Canadian legal tradition
When Quebec city in 1651 adopted a watchman system modeled after France.
Detective
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
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
The forerunner of the RCMP. Created after confederation to police the frontier territories of
the Canadian west.
What are municipalities responsible for?
majority of the policing services.
OPP
One of the largest services in North America, provide rural policing and support for all police
agencies as required
Policing Standards Manual
contains guidelines to help police services understand the PSA
, Police Services Act
regulations such as adequacy and effectiveness of police services regulation
Atavism
criminals were born to commit crimes due to biological deviance
Positivism
crime was the product of social causes
Why is atavism and positivism contradictory now?
Because it seems that the criminal mind is a blend of thw two
Cesare Lombroso
Atavist and psychiatrist, considered to be father of modern criminology.
Recidvism
repeated criminal behaviour
Alexander Lacassagne
Positivist and professor of legal medicine. Referred to as a father of forensic medicine.
Lombroso's theory
People are going to have certain physical characteristics if they have deviant behavior.
Demonstrated using skulls, tattoos, arguing that criminals were born deviant
Criminal man (Lombroso)
determined identification could be made by physical characteristics inherent in criminals
Lacassange's theory
Verified Correct Answers
What is a police force?
A constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property
and limit civil disorder
What does police mean
Describe the body enforcing the law and maintaining order
Why do police forces exist in the first place?
As a preventative role and for safety
Metropolitan police
Often considered the template for the North American police that followed the European
trend
Sir Robert Peel
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?
The public didnt want to do it themselves
Where was the first police force in North America
Toronto in the 19th century
How did Policing begin in North America
,As a volunteer organization but developed into a paid "policeman" position with formal
training
First signs of Canadian legal tradition
When Quebec city in 1651 adopted a watchman system modeled after France.
Detective
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
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
The forerunner of the RCMP. Created after confederation to police the frontier territories of
the Canadian west.
What are municipalities responsible for?
majority of the policing services.
OPP
One of the largest services in North America, provide rural policing and support for all police
agencies as required
Policing Standards Manual
contains guidelines to help police services understand the PSA
, Police Services Act
regulations such as adequacy and effectiveness of police services regulation
Atavism
criminals were born to commit crimes due to biological deviance
Positivism
crime was the product of social causes
Why is atavism and positivism contradictory now?
Because it seems that the criminal mind is a blend of thw two
Cesare Lombroso
Atavist and psychiatrist, considered to be father of modern criminology.
Recidvism
repeated criminal behaviour
Alexander Lacassagne
Positivist and professor of legal medicine. Referred to as a father of forensic medicine.
Lombroso's theory
People are going to have certain physical characteristics if they have deviant behavior.
Demonstrated using skulls, tattoos, arguing that criminals were born deviant
Criminal man (Lombroso)
determined identification could be made by physical characteristics inherent in criminals
Lacassange's theory
