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The Nobility of Policing
Who’s this guy?????
Al Babineau
(Ret) S/Sgt Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
30 years in law enforcement
RCMP/OPP/Military Police (Ont-Que-N.S)
General duties
Drug enforcement
Organized crime
Protective services
Prime Minister Protection Detail
Recruiting
B.So.Sc Criminology UofO;
B.A (Hon) Law & Legal studies; Carleton (Dist);
Grad Diploma Conflict Resolution; Carleton;
BCL/LLB candidate McGill Law Faculty ’19.
“Maintiens le Droit”
A primary function of government is to provide for the security of its
citizens.
Policing is a provincial responsibility
RCMP contracts
CSIS/CSEC/CBSA
The Nobility of Policing
”keeping the peace” in the 21st
century
Catching bad guys ?
Civil disturbances,
political demonstrations,
labor-management confrontations,
neighborhood disputes,
intoxicated persons,
barking dogs,
homeless persons,
Mental patients
Police discretion
whether to intervene,
whether to make an arrest or issue a ticket, and
whether or not to use force and
how much force should be employed
Shoot-Don’t shoot !
Police misconduct
In maintaining order, the police engage in an activity that is both
necessary and controversial at the same time.
citizens demand protection from disorder.
involves the use of authorized coercive force in a discretionary manner.
How racial profiling hurts everyone, including the police
Jamil Jivani
Lawyer and Law Professor
Yale Law School
Toronto, Canada Area
Police oversight- holding them
accountable
Serving in the 21st century
• What about “Insight Policing?• developed by conflict resolution scholars from George Mason
University specializing in the Insight approach to conflict analysis and resolution
• What is it?• is a practical set of communication skills that officers use to
deescalate and transform conflicts with community members;
• The approach pays attention to what we are doing with our minds as we make decisions that engage and disengage conflict.
Thinking outside the box
There is hope!