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Who was Sir Robert Peel? |
The Chief of the first organized police force in London, England |
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Police officers per 100,000 people? |
201 |
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Early Canadians were hesitant to create police forces that had authority. What was the result? |
Law enforcement was performed by the community residents |
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in 1829, a full-time unarmed police force of 1000 men were established in London. They were called |
Bobbies or Peelers |
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What is considered the police officers "office" |
Patrol car |
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Which group made up the earliest police force in British Columbia in 1858 |
Black immigrants from California |
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which police force was the model for the RCMP? |
Royal Irish Constabulary |
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Why did Alberta dissolve the Alberta Provincial Police? |
Economics and depression |
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Which term describes the period from the 1900s-1970s |
The professional era of policing |
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In the history of policing in France, how were the police considered in general? |
Spies for the king |
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At which level of policing do most Canadian police officers work? |
Police support services such as information systems |
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Which best describes aboriginal police services |
They operate elusively under the supervision of the RCMP |
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What is set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms? |
Basic rights and freedoms for citizens |
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T/F |
True |
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Why did the government create the constitution act, 1982 |
To establish responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments involving criminal justice |
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T/F |
True |
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T/F Public police outnumber private security |
False |
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Which of the following describes community-based strategic policing? |
An evolving model of policing in Canada |
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In Ontario what was the integrated justice system initiative designed to do? |
Facilitate a seamless flow of information among justice agencies |
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What best defines the "growing crisis in human resources?" |
The need for police recruitment |
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The SIU in Ontario shows |
How policing has changed since sept. 11/01 |
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What is a defining characteristic of professional standards units within police agencies? |
They investigate alleged misconduct on the part of the officers |
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In policing what are the "3 R's" |
1. Random Patrol |
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What best defines clearance rates? |
The percentage of cases where an offense has been committed and the suspect is identified |
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T/F |
True |
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The three P's of community policing |
Prevention, Problem solving, Partnership |
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T/F |
False |
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How is community policing best described? |
As an approach to policing based on prevention, problem solving, and partnership |
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S.A.R.A Stands for? |
1. Scanning |
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T/F |
True |
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T/F |
True |
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Scanning means to |
Identify the problem |
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Analysis means to |
Determine the cause, scope, and effect of the problem |
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Response means |
Developing a plan to address and solve the problem |
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Assessment means |
Were you successful |
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In early Canadian Culture, when and who determined when a formal police service needed to be established in a community? |
Quebec City mid- 1600’s , and in upper canada (ontario) |
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Why in 1917, did Alberta establish their own Provincial Police Service? |
Because the NWMP was withdrawing (Alberta had their own until 1932) |
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What does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms establish for all citizens? |
Basic rights and freedoms |
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Do most Police officers in Canada work for the National/Provincial or MunicipalServices? |
Municipal |
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Do Police Officers outnumber private security officers in Canada? |
No, they are outnumbered 3-2 |
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Female officers make up what percentage of all police officers in Canada? |
19.6% |
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when community policing came to Ontario? |
Year 2000 |
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Name some of the reasons that there is a gap between the police and the public? |
the theory use to be that the public were police and the police were the public, now theface has been changed, the average police officer is 28 years old, female and of adifferent race. |
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What body replaced the Solicitor General of Canada in 2003? |
In 2003 the position was styled Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the portfolio expanded |
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the elements of Community Policing? |
reactive policing, to more decentralized police structures that emphasize aproactive, problem-solving approach where the police work in close partnershipwith the communities they serve. |
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best describe what Community Policing is |
Community policing, or community-oriented policing, is a strategy of policingthatfocuses on police building ties and working closely with members of the communities. |
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CPTED stands for what? |
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design |
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the 3 R's stand for in traditional police practices. |
Random Patrol, Rapid Response, Reactive Investigation |
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explain what the term natural surveillance means as it relates to CPTED. |
placement of physical features, activities and people in such a wayas to maximize visibility and foster positive social interaction. |
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what POP is. |
Problem Oriented Policing |
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In Ontario where are the roles and responsibilities established for municipal andprovincial Police officers? |
Criminal Code
Police Act Charter |