Frameworks For Analysis and Comparision

Question 1

What is the first of the 3 components for analysing policing

Answer 1

Structure, Responsibility and Accountability

In Europe and Non-European Country

Question 2

What is the second of 3 components?

Answer 2

Role and Expectations of different societies to policing

Question 3

What is the third component

Answer 3

Relationship between State and Police

Question 4

A few words describe legitimacy in Scotland

Answer 4

In Scotland the legitimacy for policing comes from
The rule of law
Determined by Westminster and Holyrood

Question 5

Framework 1
Mawby
What does it attempt to do?

Answer 5

Mawby

Pulls together core elements of definitions of police

Legitimacy

Structure

Function

Question 6

Explain legitimacy of Mawby

Answer 6

Legitimacy

Means granting a monopoly
Within society
For carrying out
Certain activities

This monopoly
Comes from a group or institution
Which has the power 
To authorise it
It could be 
An elite group
A occupying group
Or community as a whole

Question 7

Explain structure of Mawby

Answer 7

The ways
In which
The agency
Is organised
To carry out
It's legitimate 
Activities

Question 8

Explain the function of Mawby

Answer 8

Relates to
The functions
Which 
The agency
Carries out
Within society

Question 9

A few words describe structure in Scotland

Answer 9

The Police in Scotland are structured in terms of
General 
And
Specialised
Activities
With a developed 
Set of practices 
That determine the use of force
Police is organised 
On a regional basis
With separate police forces
Responsible for their own area

Question 10

A few words describe function in Scotland

Answer 10

The role of the police in Scotland is concerned with 
Activities such as (9)
Protect life
Property
And 
Preserve order
Prevent crime
Detect offenders
Prepare reports
Serve legal documents
Attend court to give evidence

Question 11

Framework 2

What’s is the name of the second framework for making comparisons?

Answer 11

Benton et al 1993

Question 12

What are the three levels?

Answer 12

Macro Level
Meso Level
Micro Level

Question 13

What does Macro level relate to?

Answer 13

The constitutional, legal and political context of policing

Question 14

What does the meso level relate to?

Answer 14

Relates to operational structures, procedures and practices

Question 15

What does the micro level relate to?

Answer 15

Deals with the kinds of crime problems, prevention and investigation with which the Police are concerned

Question 16

Example of issues relating Policing in Scotland at Benyon’s Macro Level?

Answer 16

The impact of devolution on policing (including the Human Rights Act 1998) Scottish Parliament legislation on policing, the relationship between policing and government (includes tri-partite accountability structure, Inspectorate and Scottish Police Boards)

Question 17

Example of issues relating Policing in Scotland at Benyon’s Meso Level?

Answer 17

Police Powers
The impact of human rights act 1998 legislation, on policing practises
Policing strategies and method

Question 18

Example of issues relating Policing in Scotland at Benyon’s Micro Level?

Answer 18

The pattern of
Volume crimes
Serious organised crime
Drug misuse
Knife and gun crime
Serious and organised crime is conducted by an independent agency accountable to the justice committee of the Scottish Government