| Sûreté du Québec | |
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| Badge of the Sûreté du Québec. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | May 1, 1870 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Province of Quebec, Canada |
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| Size | 1,542,056 km² |
| Population | 7,651,531 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Ministry of Public Security (Quebec) |
| Headquarters | Montreal |
| Officers | 5,229[1] |
| Elected officer responsible | Jacques P. Dupuis, Ministre de la Sécurité publique |
| Agency executive | Richard Deschesnes, Directeur Général |
| Districts | 10 |
| Website | |
| http://www.suretequebec.gouv.qc.ca | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Sûreté du Québec or SQ (French: literally, "Quebec Security" or "Quebec Safety"; loosely and commonly, "Quebec Provincial Police" (QPP) and occasionally as "Quebec Police Force" (QPF); no official translation exists per the Charter of the French Language 1974) is the national police force[2] of Quebec. The headquarters of the Sûreté du Québec are located on Parthenais street in Montreal and the force employs roughly 5,163 officers.
The primary function of the Sûreté du Québec is to enforce provincial laws, some municipal bylaws, the criminal code, and many other laws throughout Quebec and to assist municipal police forces when needed. Members of the force can also act by law as forest conservation agents for example. The Sûreté du Québec is also responsible for providing municipal police services to municipalities in the province that do not otherwise have municipal or regional police services. By law, that includes municipalities with under 50,000 people. As such, the force is mainly present in small rural and suburban areas. The force also patrols provincial highways. In addition, the Sûreté du Québec can investigate any incident that involves wrong-doing by a municipal police force or a case where a police intervention caused death.
In the early 2000s, the force integrated many smaller police services (e.g., Drummondville and Saint-Hyacinthe).
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History
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On May 1, 1870, the Quebec provincial government created the Police provinciale du Québec under the direction of Pierre-Antoine Doucet, a judge. This new force took over the headquarters of the Quebec City municipal police, which were then disbanded, although the city relaunched a municipal force in 1877.
In 1900, two distinct provincial police forces were created: the Office of Provincial Detectives of Montreal, in response to a crime wave in that city, and the Revenue Police, whose mission was to collect taxes. In 1902, the government decided that the provincial police should no longer be directed by a judge but by an officer of the police themselves. Augustin McCarthy was chosen as the first chief drawn from the ranks of the police.
In 1922, two headquarters were established, one in Quebec City, headed by McCarthy, and one in Montreal, headed by Dieudonné Daniel Lorrain. The Office of Provincial Detectives of Montreal became part of the general provincial police in that year. The Quebec division included 35 police officers and 2 detectives.
In 1925, police officers started patrolling on motorcycles.
Montebello Incident
The Quebec Provincial Police admitted in August 2007 that they had used undercover police posing as protestors at the 2007 Montebello SPP meetings. This admission was made after a video captured by protestors was widely circulated in the Canadian media and made available on YouTube [1]. Although use of undercover agents at protests of this kind is widespread, the video was especially controversial because it appeared to show one of the officers carrying a rock, suggesting to some the police may have been acting as agents provocateurs by inciting violence.
Chiefs and Directors-general
- Pierre-Antoine Doucet (1870-1877)
- Jean-Baptiste Amyot (1877-1878)
- Alexandre Chauveau (1880-1899)
- Augustin McCarthy (1902 - 1932)
- Dieudonné Daniel Lorrain (1922 - 1928)
- Maurice-Charles Lalonde (1929 - 1936)
- Philippe Aubé (1936 - 1937)
- Philippe-Auguste Piuze (1937 - 1940)
- Marcel Gaboury (1940 - 1944)
- Joseph-Paul Lamarche (1944 - 1950)
- Hilaire Beauregard (1954 - 1960)
- Josaphat Brunet (1960 - 1965)
- J. Adrien Robert (1965 - 1968)
- Maurice St-Pierre (1969 - 1973)
- Paul-A. Benoît (1973 - 1974)
- Jacques Beaudoin (1974 - 1988)
- Robert Lavigne (1988 - 1995)
- Serge Barbeau (1995 - 1996)
- Guy Coulombe (1996 - 1998)
- Florent Gagné (1998 - 2003)
- Normand Proulx (2004 - June 30, 2008)
- Richard Deschesnes (July 1, 2008 - )
Districts
- Bas-Saint-Laurent-Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
- Capitale-Nationale-Chaudière-Appalaches
- Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec
- Estrie
- Montréal-Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière
- Outaouais
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue-Nord-du-Québec
- Côte-Nord
- Montérégie
Rank badges
Rank insignia of the Sûreté du Québec are worn on the uniform jacket shoulders, or on slip ons.
The insignia are the following:
| Rank | Sergeant | Lieutenant | Captain | Inspector |
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| Rank | Chief Inspector | Deputy Director | Director General of the QPP | |
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Fleet
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Cars:
- Ford Police Interceptor
- Chevrolet Impala
- Dodge Charger (LX)
- Volkswagen Beetle
- Plymouth Fury - retired
- Chevrolet Bel Air - retired
- Ford LTD (North America) - retired
Trucks:
- Dodge Dakota
- Ford E-250
- Ford F-350
- Ford F-450
- Dodge Ram 2500 pickup
Motorcycles:
- BMW Police Motorcycle
- Mikado bicycles
Special Vehicles:
- Prevost Car Command Post
- Hummer H1 Armoured Truck
- International 7500 support vehicle
- APC
Air:
Sea:
- Doral Patrol Boat
- Bombardier Sea-doo
Wild:
- Bombardier Ski-doo Snowmobile
- Grizzly ATV
Miscellaneous:
See also
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Look up sûreté du québec in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- Police
- Sûreté
- Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
- State police
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
References
- ^ http://www.suretequebec.gouv.qc.ca/foire-aux-questions/faq-MotCles.jsp?themeMotCles=1&motClesMotCles=Policier
- ^ The Sûreté du Québec on Sûreté du Québec's official website. "As a national police force providing services to citizens, other police organizations and the State, the Sûreté du Québec is also a leader in..."
External links
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