The Context of Policing in Canada in the Twenty-First-Century
The Canadian Criminal Justice System
Recruitment and Training
Ethics and Discretion
Accountability and Oversight
Performance Measurement
Patrol
Investigations
Operational Support
Economics of Policing
Policing and Crime Prevention
Crime Analysis
National Security Policing
Policing and a Diverse Society
The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following: lectures, small groups and class discussion. Police practitioners may be utilized when appropriate.
The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. At the beginning of the semester the instructor will provide a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria. Evaluation may be based on some combination of the following:
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
| Exam 1 | 25% |
| Exam 2 | 25% |
| Research Paper | 30% |
| Group Presentation | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
At the conclusion of the course, the successful student will be able to:
Text books will be updated periodically. A typcial example is:
Campbell, Cater and Pollard (2017). Canadian Policing. Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 9780199018789
Courses listed here must be completed prior to this course:
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
| Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO CRIM 274 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU CRIM 1XX (3) or CAPU SOC 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Justice Institute of BC (JIBC) | JIBC LAWS 2206 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU CRIM 1211 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/12/31 |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU CRIM 2211 (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG CRIM 1215 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Okanagan College (OC) | OC CRIM 1XX (3) | 2011/01/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU CRIM 251 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU CRIM 251 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2010/12/31 |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU CRIM 2519 (3) | 2011/01/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 1XXX (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/12/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU HUMA 1XX (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU SOCI 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/12/31 |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO SOCI 1st (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | No credit | 2004/09/01 to 2009/12/31 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV SOCI 2nd (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC SOSC 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV CRIM 151 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC SOCI 1XX (1.5) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CRIM 251 (3) | 2010/01/01 to - |