effectiveness of the police

Question 1

1 argument that police are effective

Answer 1

prevention strategies

Question 2

give an example of a prevention strategy

Answer 2

community police officer

Question 3

what is a community police officer known

Answer 3

campus cops

Question 4

what is the purpose of the campus cops

Answer 4

get young people used to police presence and police learn about and deal with problems in the community

Question 5

example of campus cops

Answer 5

schools like Prestwick Academy have a community police officer who regularly supports students in the school with their problems

Question 6

second argument police are effective

Answer 6

because of the investigations they carry out

Question 7

what is a key role of the police

Answer 7

make sure that those who commit crimes are found and punished for what they have done

Question 8

police use departments to investigate

Answer 8

and gather evidence so that the courts can find them guilty

Question 9

how many murders were there between 2013-22

Answer 9

520

Question 10

out of that 520 how many are unsolved

Answer 10

2

Question 11

what is a third argument that the police are effective

Answer 11

keep the public safe

Question 12

police are effective at protecting people at

Answer 12

large scale events

Question 13

give two examples of large scale events with a police presence to deter criminals

Answer 13

-concerts
-football games

Question 14

police can be seen at

Answer 14

airports - prestwick and glasgow

Question 15

there was no significant violence or disorder at what conference which is the largest that the UK have ever held

Answer 15

COP26

Question 16

one argument that the police are ineffective

Answer 16

not enough being done to solve older murders

Question 17

important job of the police is to

Answer 17

investigate minders and bring justice to to the victims

Question 18

however the number of

Answer 18

unsolved murders suggest that they are somewhat ineffective

Question 19

how many unsolved murders are there since 1960

Answer 19

1000

Question 20

second argument tang police are ineffective

Answer 20

because of their own issues with institutional racism and sexism

Question 21

police to effectively tackle crime people need to feel

Answer 21

that they can go to the police and be honest about what has happened and feel safe with officers

Question 22

if the police can’t get it right for themselves then

Answer 22

the police won’t be able to get it right with crime in the community who won’t come forward

Question 23

what has there been many recents

Answer 23

investigations into police scotland

Question 23

when ddi the chief of police apologise

Answer 23

2023

Question 24

what did the chief of the police say in their apology

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*forge was institutionally racist with a history of failings

Question 25

a final argument that the police are ineffective

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don’t fully understand scale and impact of hate crime

Question 26

this is due to

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lack of training
and problems with data collections

Question 27

this means

Answer 27

that was ye police can not fully plan for protect or prevent people becoming victims of hate crime

Question 28

police watchdog said in

Answer 28

2021

Question 29

what did the police watchdog say

Answer 29

tackling hate crime was not a clear priority for the police force