There are currently 43 regional police forces, plus several specialised national police agencies which make up the state police for England and Wales (HMIC, 2014; Rowe, 2014). The organisation comprises sworn POs, Police Community Support Officers, and “an array of varyingly-skilled civilian staff” (Brogden & Ellison, 2013, p. 24). The police have been a mainstay in British society and are considered a symbol of national culture and identity (Jones, 2013; Loader & Mulcahy, 2003); a treasured institution, which maintains a remarkable fascination and whereby the public often calls for “increased levels of policing” (Jones, 2013, p. 476). The police are usually the people’s first encounter with the criminal justice system (CJS); and the interaction …show more content…
119). POs “are can-do people” (PFEW, 2015b, p. 17). They are expected to be impartial, self-disciplined and compassionate, in addition to possessing skills including legal knowledge, common sense, patience and resilience (Crank, 2015; Blue Line Jobs, 2017; PFEW, 2015a; Rogers et al., 2011). Rowe (2014) asserts that police duties are multifaceted and involve more than the narrow, common perception of law enforcement aspects. These include, but are not limited to: peacekeeping, crime investigation, order maintenance, security and guarding, and emergency response (Williams, 2015). Nonetheless, their exact duties remain ambiguous and subjective (Brogden & Ellison, 2013; Rowe, 2014). Even politicians and police leaders are in constant confliction over POs’ responsibilities and job specifications (Brogden & Ellison, 2013; Kirby, 2013; Reiner, 2010). Many police analysts and historians profess that today’s most recognisable model of policing – the New Police phase – came about under Sir Robert Peel with the Metropolitan Police Act (1829), which has often been idealised through notions of the Office of Constable (Emsley, 1996). Such notions conjure up well-documented values concerned with police legitimacy and trust, as with …show more content…
xi). The resulting fiscal cuts the government have made to the police and other public expenditures during the last decade are unparalleled and have caused considerable disquiet (Blyth, 2013; Brogden & Ellison, 2013; Houdmont, 2017; Jones, 2014, O’Hara, 2015). In addition, the speed at which the reform is being applied is more likely to impede efficiency transformations (Brogden & Ellison, 2013; Kirby, 2013), especially since it is noted that police culture is monolithic in nature and sacrosanct in belief; meaning it is so entrenched in its collective and powerful values that it is reluctant to change, and potentially therefore, a force to be reckoned with (Loftus,
With reference to the orthodox and revisionist perspectives, assess the statement that ‘the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829 was a rational solution to changes in society and the associated challenges of crime and disorder’. Use a contemporary example to demonstrate how these perspectives can be useful in interpreting modern policing activities.
The duties of a police officer are to ensure that there is maintenance of public peace and order. In order to perform their duties and obligations they require certain powers, authority in order to perform their duties and this extends the power to arrest. This paper focuses on the decision of the court in DPP v Carr, the amendments on Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act (LEPRA) section 99 and a critical evaluation of statements made by Sentas and Cowdery.
Many people know of the police officers of today’s world and that it is their job to enforce the laws set by their government, but not many people know the history of your typical everyday United States police officer or how they came about. The idea for neither your everyday police officer nor his or her department they work for or how a police department operates, originated in the United States. Over the years though America has made changes and adapted its system over the years to make it more suitable for its countries beliefs and practices.
Both of these articles were focused on the Strategy of Policing, but the author’s approaches to the ‘hot topics,’ couldn’t be more difficult. Williams and Murphy focused on the different eras of policing, and how the racial conflicts have overlapped policing efforts. Whereas, Kelling and Moore focused on how police have evolved with the eras. The articles were dramatically different, however, the policing eras: Political, Reform, and Community Orientated eras were influenced largely as the main focuses for each academic article.
Robert Peel’s Principles for Policing provided the structure for police officers and police departments. Modern police departments follow these same standards today. Mr. Peel’s principles have stood the test of time for almost 200 years (Bohm &
This textbook shared valuable information regarding the history of the criminal justice system, and more specifically the history of the police in America and England. It was most valuable for its discussion about Sir Robert Peel and his reforms to policing.
Myths are defined as stories that are made up by society that symbolizes values, ideologies and beliefs (Phillips, 2016). Myths are used by all cultures; myths are stories that are told to support social customs in societies. Crime myths are also created by telling stories (Victor Kappeler & Gary Potter, 2005). Myths about police officers have created false imageries of officers and their day-to-day jobs. Myths about the police have played an important role for decades now (Phillips, 2016). Majority of police myths are created by both the media and the police themselves. This paper will review Victor Kappeler and Gary Potters summary of police myths and outside sources will be used to support the myths listed by the authors.
...T., Reiner, R. (2012) ‘Policing the Police’ in The Official Handbook of Criminology. Ed. By Maguire, M., Morgan, R., Reiner, R. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 806- 838
Lydia Paxton Mrs. Price ELA 34: Argumentative Essay 29 February 2024 Should TikTok be Banned? To start, "A 34-year-old mom discovers her daughter was watching a video about self-harm. Since then she hasn't seen the "shining star" her daughter used to be," Steinberg said. This shows that TikTok influences harmful content, causing teens to be sad and depressed. Therefore, TikTok is harmful and should be banned because it can cause suicide and poor mental health.
Young people and the police have, for many years, experienced a tense and confrontational relationship (Borgquist & Johnson et al., 1995). This has led to a great wealth of literature based upon the notion of police-youth interaction. Much of this literature has tended to focus upon juvenile criminality and the reasons why young people commit such seemingly high levels of crime. Whilst the relationship between young people and the police force has been widely theorised and explained, there is very little literature on juvenile attiudes towards the police. Research that concerns societies attitudes towards the police force tends to focus upon the views and opinions of adults (Hurst and Frank, 2000). In this first section of my literature review I am going to focus upon work that allows us to gain a deeper understanding of why young people are so important when looking at crime. This section will allow us to comprehend the ways in which, literature suggests, young people view the police. This knowledge will provide a basis for my research in which I look more specifically at youth attitudes towards PCSO’s.
In my opinion, the many different views of police culture can vary in many different situations. I say this because of the many different views this can be misleading at times. I think what's needed is reform of a police culture that has often infected relations between police and blacks, destabilized respect for cops and the law, and set the basis for the many deaths. The overall image of the police offers is an overview of the public’s perception of the police in reality. Without the public’s view of this police culture wouldn’t have the look it has now. Specific characteristics of the publics, association, or foundation remain interchangeable. Actions of the overall image are valuable because they
When looking at the report “treading the thin blue line: Embedding culture change at New Zealand police” it shows that there are members within the police force that are resisting the changes that the police minister Judith Collins and the police commissioner Peter Marshall are trying to implement. This report has shown that there are two main groups resisting the change, frontline staff and women officers of the New Zealand police force.
American law enforcement agencies are based off the English models which began in the early 1800’s. In 1829, the English Parliament passed the Metropolitan Police Act (Walker, 1983). Sir Robert Peel who has been credited as the father of modern policing introduced this act to Parliament (Walker, 1983). This act established the London Metropolitan Police which was the model for American policing. This method of policing incorpor...
The New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for helping the community to decrease or reduce crime, corruption and improve the responsibility of safety and protection in New Zealand. There is a need to make changes to the police culture in order to improve the performance of their organisation. However there are three fundamental errors that need to be addressed which will be discussed in this essay. Firstly, there is a lack of an established sense of urgency which has the potential to jeopardize the future of the organization. Secondly is, not creating a powerful enough guiding coalition which means there is a lack of communication which resulted in an absence of leadership and teamwork from frontline staff to national headquarters. Finally, an undercommunicating the vision by a factor of ten that organisation leader needs to communicate visions and strategies. These three errors are relevant as they are pivotal in the implementation of a managing change programme. Recommendations are also provided to improve on how the New Zealand Police can be enhanced within a management perspective.
The word ‘police’ is derived from the Greek word politeia or its Latin equivalent politia. The term politeia stands for the ‘state’ or ‘administration’. In present context the term ‘police’ connotes a body of civil servants whose primary duties are to preserve law and order, to prevent and detect crimes and enforce law