AC3.1 police

Question 1

police, philosophy DONT DO

Answer 1

-Sir Robert Peel founded Metropolitan police and stated prevent crime and disorder, perform their duty depending on cooperation and approval of public, physical forces last resort, they are just citizens in uniforms who are paid to uphold law

Question 2

police aim

Answer 2

keep peace and maintain order, protect life and property, prevent and investigate crime

Question 3

Funding DONT DO

Answer 3

police budget was £15.2 billion in 2020/21 but police funding has fallen

Question 4

types of criminality and working practices

Answer 4

all type of offenders but some are dealt with specific types of crime if they specialist law and forces

• work with community, securing crime scenes and gathering evidence
• specialist- unarmed, special constables so unpaid part-time volunteers, police community support officers, and road traffic officers
• act as a public deterrent through PATROLLING, STOP AND SEARCH and have a WARRANT to enter your home
• in 2022, home secretary has removed restrictions on STOP AND SEARCH, so you can do this without suspicion, ensures social control bc they can prevent the crime before it occurs eg getting rid of knives on the spot, but can lead to ethnic minorities being targeted

Question 5

local and national reach

Answer 5

home secretary in charge of the police but they are locally run, each region has their own police force and have their own responsibilities