3.1 ROLE OF AGENCIES - POLICE

Question 1

POLICE
role 1.

Answer 1

the main way the government achieve social control
- Robert Peel (1829) basic mission of police is to prevent crime + disorder

Question 2

POLICE
role 2.

Answer 2

they can arrest, patrol areas, stop & search
- act as a deterrent

Question 3

POLICE
aims + objectives
(2)

Answer 3

• keep peace + maintain order
• protect property + life

Question 4

POLICE
funding

Answer 4

• March 2023 - allocated £17bil
• comes from central government, local council tax, and charging for police services (football matches)

Question 5

POLICE
national/local

Answer 5

• UK 39 regional police forces
• specialist police organisations with UK-wide reach includes NCA, border force

Question 6

POLICE
type of criminality/offender

Answer 6

• all types of crime + offenders
• HMRC deals with tax evasion and fraud

Question 7

POLICE
specialist policing

Answer 7

• unarmed policing
• reflects peel’s philosophy that force = last resort