Exam 2: The Origins and Evolution of Police Work

Suppose that you were part of England's first organized police body as a paid police constable in the mid-1700s in England and reported to a justice of the peace.What was the name of the organization you belonged to?

Constable Smith works closely with the Inuit in his community,relying on them for assistance in using a dog sled for transportation.What characteristic of the RCMP as an organization does this reflect?

While attending a concert at your local stadium,you notice that stadium-hired officers and your local police service are conducting security for the event.What is this practice called?

In what year was the first woman appointed to the position of sergeant in Canada?

Women officers were paid less than their male counterparts until the mid-1980s.

In what year was the name of the North-West Mounted Police changed to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)as it exists today?

Which piece of government legislation was responsible for establishing a full-time,unarmed police force in London,England?

Which piece of government legislation was responsible for making policing a community responsibility in England?

When did police constables appear in Upper Canada (now Ontario)?

Suppose that you were a Canadian university student in the 1960s and participated in left-wing student societies and demonstrations.Which police service could have been targeting you for surveillance activities?

Define "hue and cry" and describe how this principle reflected police practices in England prior to the Industrial Revolution and the advent of capitalism.

Legislation was passed in 1858 in Upper Canada that authorized towns and cities to create boards of commissions to oversee police forces.

Describe the contribution Sir Robert Peel made to the field of policing.

In the early 1800s,there was extensive opposition to the creation of the first organized police service in London.

Canada's first territorial police force was established in 1858.

Define tiered policing,pluralization of policing,and collaborative policing,and discuss one potential negative consequence of these changes in Canadian policing.

Imagine you arrive at Toronto's Pearson International Airport from a recent vacation in the United States.You interact with Canadian customs agents shortly after arriving,you speak with officers from both the Peel Regional Police Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police as you wait at the baggage claim,and you walk past a Group 4 Securitas security guard patrolling the parking lot where you left your car.What does this experience exemplify about changes in Canadian policing arrangements as discussed by Griffiths?

The most widely recognized symbol of Canada throughout the world is the beaver.

Compare and contrast public police and private security officers.

When was England's first organized body of police established?