What are the characteristics of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?

The image of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, wearing a red cloak and riding a big horse, has been familiar to many people in the world and is also one of the national symbols of Canada.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has specialized teams, such as cavalry and honor guards. On holidays, they wear bright red dresses and solemnly undertake the heavy responsibility of bagpipe accompaniment and ceremony performance, representing the tradition and glory of Canada.

Powerful Royal Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, formerly known as Northwest Mounted Police, was founded more than a century ago. In the early colonial period, Canada did not have a strong police force. Even when 1867 was founded in Canada, there were few full-time police in the largest cities such as Montreal and Toronto. At that time, only a small national police force was responsible for enforcing federal laws. There are even no police in small towns and rural areas, and the task of law enforcement is undertaken by temporary police or soldiers appointed by the court. 1870, Canada purchased a large area of land from the Great Lakes to the Loki Mountains north of the American border. At that time, the government decided to set up a guard to maintain order until the western land was occupied by settlers who respected various traditional systems. This guard was established in 1873, and it is called Northwest Mounted Police. At first, the Northwest Mounted Police only recruited 150 people, but it soon increased to 300 people. At that time, the Northwest Mounted Police patrolled the northwest on horseback, wearing the now famous red tight jacket.

1883, the Northwest Mounted Police Force was expanded to 500 people, and was given many new responsibilities, including the responsibility of maintaining public order during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. 1885, after the medici uprising (northwest rebellion) led by Louis Rael, the police force increased again, reaching 1000. 19 At the end of the 20th century, a large-scale gold rush broke out in Yukon (an administrative region on the northwest border of Canada), and many miners from all over the world gathered here, which also brought the possibility of riots. The existence of Northwest Mounted Police ensured the orderly progress of the gold rush and minimized the riots and conflicts. After the gold rush, the Northwest Mounted Police turned their attention to the Arctic region, where they set up branches to stop bullying the indigenous people and avoid the threat of European countries to Canadian territory. At this time, the Northwest Mounted Police has been recognized as a permanent police agency.

1920, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and officially expanded into the national police force. In the same year, its headquarters moved from the Kingdom of Ghana in Chiven Province to Ottawa, the capital of Canada. From 65438 to 0928, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began to carry out police work in various areas outside the jurisdiction of the federal government according to contracts signed with different provinces and cities. According to the Canadian Constitution, law enforcement is the responsibility of each province, but most provinces believe that this responsibility can be fulfilled most effectively only through the services of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

organize personnel

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is established and organized under the authorization of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act. The Chief Police Officer is the Chief Inspector of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, appointed by the Governor and under the command of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The police force consists of: the federal police, named the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which mainly enforces the criminal laws and provincial laws of all provinces (except Ontario and Quebec) and provides police services to Yukon, Northwest China and 19 1 city; The provincial police, Ontario and Quebec have their own police forces, while the Royal Newfoundland Police and the Royal Mounted Police share the police tasks in Newfoundland, and the rest provinces sign contracts with the Royal Mounted Police, which provides services; City police, most city centers have their own police, or hire provincial police services. In case of emergency, you can call "9 1 1" to call the police. Use the telephone numbers of mounted police, provincial police and municipal police in non-emergency situations.

In addition to Ontario and Quebec, the RCMP has signed contracts with provinces, regions and 200 towns to provide police services. There are 707 mounted police sub-bureaus, as well as crime analysis laboratories and modern training centers. There are six criminal investigation laboratories all over Canada, a computerized police information center and a Canadian police college in Ottawa, and a training school in the Kingdom of Ghana. The Police Academy provides various advanced training programs for other Canadian police forces and police forces around the world.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is huge, with more than 20,000 staff. Its air power and sea power are very powerful. In addition, it also has special teams such as cavalry and honor guards.

Selection and training

The selection of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is very strict. Applicants must be Canadian, Canadian Indian or Canadian black, and have served in the military for three years. In addition, they must have graduated from a university or have an equivalent education, and have mastered more than two foreign languages. Eligible job seekers must pass oral and written tests, and after being hired, they must undergo strict theoretical and professional training. They must go through all kinds of training, such as becoming explorers, loggers, climbers, nurses, cooks, detectives, map makers and journalists. You should be able to ride a horse like a cowboy, canoe like an Indian, walk in snow boots, and drive a dog and sled like an Inuit.

The training period of freshmen is 6 months, which is divided into three stages: the first stage is marching training. New students must first undergo long-distance marching training and formation change training. After the first stage, the police officer in charge of training led the students to March with high spirits accompanied by the band and be reviewed by the superior police officer. The second stage is musical instrument training. The students walked with armed bags on their backs and big leather boots on their feet. During this period, the new police have to wax leather clothes, leather shoes and leather police equipment many times every day, so that these leather products shine and reflect the mental outlook of the police. The third stage is the training of legal theory and practical knowledge, which lays a good foundation for the next practical work of Xinmin police. Full-time police training department is responsible for special business training for special police personnel to enable them to complete special police work.

After each training, students will be assigned jobs. After working, students usually have to work in the police department for 20 years or more. Before 10, only junior police ranks were awarded, and then they were promoted one after another. Every time you are promoted, you must pass the knowledge and qualification examination, change jobs every three to five years, and take turns to experience life in remote mountainous areas. After training, police officers at higher levels should obey the assignment and work in new posts, except for the special police who should return to their original units. Most of them are assigned to the provincial police department, but they are generally not allowed to be assigned to the provincial police department of origin.

major duty

The duties of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police include: performing police duties in about 200 towns; Providing police services to the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and 8 of Canada's 65,438+00 provinces (Ontario and Quebec each have their own police forces); Responsible for implementing about 140 federal laws and regulations, including drug control, commercial crimes, immigration management, passport affairs, customs and excise taxes, and counterfeiting cases; Representing Canada internationally as a member of Interpol and having liaison officers in 30 countries; Responsible for performing national security tasks, etc.

The fundamental task of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is to "maintain public order", but it made great contributions to Canada during World War II. In the South African War and the two world wars, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police went overseas to perform tasks.

Now, mounted police enforce the law all over Canada. But they no longer wear traditional and famous red uniforms, except for parades and festivals. Mounted police now mostly use jeeps, planes, helicopters or speedboats to perform tasks instead of riding horses. But they still need riding training, and a few people still patrol remote areas in canoes and dog sledges.