effectiveness of the police Flashcards
1 argument that police are effective
prevention strategies
give an example of a prevention strategy
community police officer
what is a community police officer known
campus cops
what is the purpose of the campus cops
get young people used to police presence and police learn about and deal with problems in the community
example of campus cops
schools like Prestwick Academy have a community police officer who regularly supports students in the school with their problems
second argument police are effective
because of the investigations they carry out
what is a key role of the police
make sure that those who commit crimes are found and punished for what they have done
police use departments to investigate
and gather evidence so that the courts can find them guilty
how many murders were there between 2013-22
520
out of that 520 how many are unsolved
2
what is a third argument that the police are effective
keep the public safe
police are effective at protecting people at
large scale events
give two examples of large scale events with a police presence to deter criminals
-concerts
-football games
police can be seen at
airports - prestwick and glasgow
there was no significant violence or disorder at what conference which is the largest that the UK have ever held
COP26
one argument that the police are ineffective
not enough being done to solve older murders
important job of the police is to
investigate minders and bring justice to to the victims
however the number of
unsolved murders suggest that they are somewhat ineffective
how many unsolved murders are there since 1960
1000
second argument tang police are ineffective
because of their own issues with institutional racism and sexism
police to effectively tackle crime people need to feel
that they can go to the police and be honest about what has happened and feel safe with officers
if the police can’t get it right for themselves then
the police won’t be able to get it right with crime in the community who won’t come forward
what has there been many recents
investigations into police scotland
when ddi the chief of police apologise
2023
what did the chief of the police say in their apology
*forge was institutionally racist with a history of failings
a final argument that the police are ineffective
don’t fully understand scale and impact of hate crime
this is due to
lack of training
and problems with data collections
this means
that was ye police can not fully plan for protect or prevent people becoming victims of hate crime
police watchdog said in
2021
what did the police watchdog say
tackling hate crime was not a clear priority for the police force
