Exam 2: The Origins and Evolution of Police Work

The first police constables in Canada were appointed in Quebec City in the early 1800s.

Who was the forerunner of the English police officer?

Imagine an 18-year-old man is arrested and detained in police lock-up and dies of injuries sustained during the arrest.The local community is outraged and organizes protests against the local police-accused of using excessive force in times past-that soon turn into violent riots.The police respond with their newly acquired armoured vehicles and place snipers on the roofs of the buildings surrounding the location of the riots.What does this exemplify?

In what year was the North-West Mounted Police founded?

The British Columbia Provincial Police (BCPP)force was formed in 1891.

Policing was a community responsibility prior to the Industrial Revolution and the development of capitalism.

As late as 1861,the Hudson's Bay Company's chief judicial officer served as the jailer,chief medical officer,sheriff,and coroner in the Canadian West.

Discuss the significance of the Metropolitan Police Act (1829).

What is the name of the individual who received Canada's first traffic violation ticket?

Suppose that you were a 40-year-old male living in England prior to 1066 and you were part of a group composed of 10 families.What was the name of the group to which you belonged?

Which province established Canada's first territorial police force?

The RCMP did not swear in their first women officers until 1964.

Imagine you live in pre-Confederation Canada (pre-1867)and you are questioned for committing a crime; the person who questions you is a militia captain.Which country has settled your community?

In which country did policing evolve into an institution?

Who was responsible for managing the first attempt at community policing by an organized police service?