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| Title: | Policing the Wild North-West
: A Sociological Study of the Provincial Police in Alberta & Saskatchewan, 1905-1932 |
| Author: | Zhiqiu Lin |
| ISBN: | 1552381714 : 9781552381717 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 233 |
| Weight: | .376 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Calgary Press - February 2007 |
| List Price: | 20.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Canada: Police & security services |
The first comprehensive social history of provincial police in western Canada between 1905 & 1932, author Zhiqiu Lin investigates the complex relationship between the role of policing, the political sphere, & social progress. This book attempts to analyse the effects on provincial police in Alberta & Saskatchewan of various social phenomena ranging from political radicals & vagrants, to prohibition bootleggers & black market profiteers. These factors placed enormous demands on the development of policing & had a significant impact on three specific & interrelated areas: first, the professionalisation of police organisations within society, as evidenced by changes in policing technology, varying political agendas, & perhaps most importantly, within the police organisations themselves. second, the shifting of focus away from the 'dangerous classes' & social agitators towards investigative procedures required for solving serious crime. & finally, the impact of policing on the rates of crime as influenced by the role of police officers as agents of social change & the value of social service in strengthening community & reducing the motivation towards criminal activity. The book concludes with an examination of the transition between federal & provincial responsibilities for policing in the two provinces, the reasons for the disbandonment of the provincial police forces, & the broader issues of police development & the rationalisation of policing in modern society.
Introduction. The Creation of the Provincial Police in Alberta & Saskatchewan, 1905-17. The Organisational Structures & Operation of the Provincial Police in Alberta & Saskatchewan, 1917-32. The Shift in the Objects of Police Control in the Prairie Provinces. Provincial Police Activities in Controlling the "Dangerous Classes" & Serious Crime, 1917-32. The Police Enforcement of Prohibition Laws, 1917-24: Legitimation Crisis. Conclusion: The Return of the RCMP. Index.
