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!