Exam 5: The Context of Policing

Today, there are over 140,000 private security guards licensed in Canada.

What was the most typical response of the Amerindian Police to an incident?

A police officer is knocking on doors in the neighbourhood to obtain information about a recent crime. You open the door and answer the questions because you have confidence in the government as a whole. In fact, the general public has an overall confidence in the government. This is an example of what model of policing?

The term "blue curtain" is used to describe the value placed on secrecy and the general mistrust of the outside world shared by many police officers.

In 2017, by what percentage did the number of civilians employed by police organizations in Canada increase?

In which decade was pressure placed on police organizations to hire more women and minority police officers?

Who replaced the shire-reeves?

The police are considered the gatekeepers to the criminal justice system.

In 2017, approximately how many individuals were employed by police forces across Canada?

As a girl, your grandmother had always dreamed of becoming a police officer, and in the early 1960s she was of age to start her career. During her recruiting process, she went through psychological testing and civil service tests. What type of policing does this exemplify?

During the late 1980s to the early-mid-1990s, all government inquiries into First Nations policing recommended a separate First Nations-controlled policing service.

In the professional model of policing, the police function focuses exclusively upon crime fighting.

You are a police officer assisting a homeless person. What core aspect of the police mandate are you fulfilling?

In the 1990s, studies showed that over 50 percent of women police officers had been subjected to some form of sexual harassment by their male coworkers.

What is the most commonly identified police mandate? Explain the characteristics of this model. Describe order maintenance and service, too. What is the most important police mandate? ∙

According to Balkin, male police officers perceive women police officers as lacking physical and emotional strength to perform well in violent confrontations.

Which of the following is a component of the professional model of policing?

When did justices of the peace replace shire-reeves?

When was the earliest Indigenous police service founded in Quebec?

When was a class action lawsuit filed in British Columbia, accusing the RCMP of systemic and persistent gender-based discrimination in its treatment of women members?