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Criminology
Undergraduate 2
10/13/2012

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Hue and Cry (chap 1)
Definition
Policing system in old England in which every able bodied man was responsible for assisting in the pursuit and apprehension of law violators.
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(Frankpledge system)
Definition

This system was based on the principle that every individual was responsible to his neighbours.


Under the  system, every free man btwn 15-60 = required to enroll in a grouping of ten families, called a tything. In each tything, a tythingman was responsible for keeping order. 

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Tythingman 
Definition

The individual responsible for keeping order in a tything.        This person was the forerunner of the English police officer and was an elected community spokesman and was responsible for all aspects of local government within his community.

 

  

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Hundredman
Definition
the individual who headed ten tyths
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Shire-reeve
Definition
Appointed by the king to represent his interests and to uphold the Crown’s authority. Administered shires
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Statute of Winchester
Definition
a statute introduced in 1285 that made policing a community responsibility
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Justice of Peace Act 
Definition
This act in 1361 centralized peacekeeping duties under justices of the peace, who were appointed directly by the king, replaced the shire reeve as peace officer and also acted in a judicial capacity.
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“Bow-Street Runners” 
Definition
 England’s first organized body of police which was established in the mid- 1700s
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Metropolitan Police Act 
Definition
established a full- time, unarmed police force in London
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Bobbies
Definition
Nickname for Peels new police officers under the  metropolitan police act 
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Sir Robert Peel
Definition
founded the first organized police service. He also formulated several principles for law enforcement, which even today are viewed as the basis for community policing.
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The 3 functions of early municipal police/its effectiveness
Definition

-to police conflicts between ethnic groups/workers/employers

            -to maintain moral standards

            -to catch criminals 

Important to note it wasnt effective

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First police constables in Quebec/Upper Canada
Definition
in Quebec City around 1651; in Upper Canada ( now Ontario), they appeared in the early 1800s
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Land that mounties were founded to police (name)
Definition
Ruperts land
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Winnipeg General Strike
Definition

Canada’s most famous work stoppage.

·         strike spread across the city until nearly 30,000 workers had left their jobs.

·         Lowlight was “ Bloody Saturday,” where mounted Police officers charged into a crowd of protesters, injuring thirty and killing one. 

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Environmental scan
Definition
a study designed to identify trends that may impact demands on the police
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best practices
Definition
organizational, administrative, and operational strategies that are effective in preventing and responding to crime
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Pluralization of policing
Definition

the expansion of policing beyond the public police to include parapolice and private security

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Collaborative policing
Definition

 the cooperation between public and private police

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Definition
a component of the Constitution Act that guarantees basic rights and freedoms(This is part of the legislative framework)
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Constitution Act, 1867
Definition
legislation that includes provisions that define the responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments in the area of criminal justice (also a part of the legislative framework)
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Criminal Code
Definition
federal legislation that sets out criminal law, procedures for pros-ecuting federal offences, and sentences and procedures for the administration of justice
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RCMP ACT
Definition
federal legislation that provides the framework for the operations of the RCMP
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discretion
Definition
the freedom to choose between different options when confronted with the need to make a decision
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contract policing
Definition
an arrangement whereby the RCMP and the Ontario Provincial Police provide provincial and municipal policing services
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First Nations Policing Program
Definition
a framework that allows First Nations to negotiate a policing arrangement suitable to their needs
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dark figure of crime
Definition
the difference between how much crime occurs and how much crime is reported to or discovered by the police
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Interoparability
Definition
the sharing of case file and database information among police services and criminal justice agencies
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Police Acts
Definition

·         the legislative framework for police services

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Policing Standards
Definition
provisions that set out how police services are to be maintained and delivered
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Police boards
Definition
bodies that provide oversight of police
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RCMP External Review Committee
Definition
an oversight body of the RCMP that hears appeals from RCMP officers who have been disciplined
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Commission for Public Complaints Against RCMP
Definition
an independent civilian body that receives complaints made by citizens against sworn and civilian members of the RCMP
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the dependent model
Definition
the practice of police investigating themselves
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interdependent model
Definition
a procedure for complaint investigation with varying degrees of civilian involvement
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independent model
Definition
a complaint procedure in which civilians conduct all phases of the investigation
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