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Levels of Police
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Federal Police - RCMP
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Formed in 1873 as the North-West Mounted Police.
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Provide investigative and protective services to the federal
government and serve as provincial police.
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Works in the following eight areas:
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Customs and Excise
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Drug Enforcement
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Economic Crime
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Federal Policing
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Immigration
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Proceeds of Crime
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Criminal Intelligence
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International Liaison and Protective Services
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Provincial Police
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Have jurisdiction in rural areas and unincorporated areas
around the cities.
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The largest is the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP),
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An example of the OPP responsibilities from the Police
Services Act
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“Providing traffic control on all 400-series and major highways,
including those sections that are in the jurisdiction of municiple
police forces”
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“Providing investigative services, on request, to the coroner’s
office and to other provincial ministries”
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Municipal Police
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Jurisdiction over policing towns and cities throughout
Canada.
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Funded by the municipality – ie, Fredericton pays for the
Fredericton Police.
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Typically divided into divisions. The divisions are then
divided into squads (bomb squad, homicide squad, etc.)
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An officer’s duties may include preserving the peace,
assisting victims of crimes, and apprehending criminals.
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Aboriginal Police
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First Nations Policing Policy is administered by the
Department of the Solicitor General.
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A partnership among the federal government,
provincial/territorial governments, and Aboriginal peoples
to develop police services.
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Every First Nation community may enter into this partnership
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The goal of these police forces are to offer services that are
professional and sensitive to the needs of the community.
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In NB, the first RCMP detachment consisting of First Nations
officers was established in 2000 for the Maliseet First Nation
in Tobique.