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Police Scotland Flashcards

1
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As of 2021, how many Police officers were there in Scotland?

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17.3 thousand

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When the police work with the community, this branch is known as

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Community/locality policing

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What is the role of locality policing?

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Maintain a visible presence, reassure the public, work with schools, investigate local crimes …

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4
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What branch of the police maintains and upholds traffic laws?

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Roads policing

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What is the role of the roads policing department?

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To patrol roads and motorways and to stop anyone who is breaking the law such as using their phone while driving or breaking the speed limit.

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CID stands for what?

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Criminal Investigation Department

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What do CID do?

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The investigate serious crimes that have occurred such as murder, rape and drug crime

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The three main departments of police Scotland are …

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Locality policing
Specialist Crime Division
Crime and Operational Support

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Who would we find out in the local community, building positive relationships and responding to incidents?

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Locality policing

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10
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Drummond’s school link officer is called …

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PC Lowe

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Who provides expertise and support for really complex crimes as well as gathering and providing intelligence to other branches in the police?

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Specialist Crime Division

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12
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The organised crime and counter terrorism unit is part of which branch?

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Specialist Crime Division

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13
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Who would provide additional resources to support other branches during operations and when investigating crimes?

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Crime and operational support

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What are some examples of crime and operational support provisions?

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Dog unit, mounted unit, air unit, water unit

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What are the three main roles of the police?

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Protect, prevent and investigate

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16
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What role involves having physical police presence, and educational and media campaigns?

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Prevent

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17
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What is the VRU?

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Violence Reduction Unit

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18
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What does the VRU do?

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Works with police and health and social work to reduce violent crime in Scotland

19
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What is the name of the 2021 campaign that police Scotland introduced to prevent sexual related crimes?

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GetConsent

20
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What is the name of the campaign that police Scotland introduced to prevent mysogynistic behaviour in society?

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Don’t be that Guy

21
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When police react to a crime that has taken place or at large public events the police are carrying out their role to

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protect

22
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Where in Edinburgh would there be a large police presence to protect fans and the public.

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At Easter Road - Hibs matches

23
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What branch would be most visible at a derby football game in Edinburgh?

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The mounted unit

24
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When the police have to find evidence to prove that a crime has taken place this is them carrying out their role to

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Investigate

25
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Talking to witnesses, going door to door, DNA testing and using CCTV footage is an example of the police

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Investigating

26
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Three powers that the police have to effectively carry out their roles to prevent, protect and investigate are

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The power of arrest and detention
The power of search
The power of entry

27
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Police have how many hours to investigate a suspect before they have to charge?

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12 hours
24 hours with permission
14 days for suspects of domestic terrorism

28
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Why do the police detain and arrest suspects?

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To protect the public, interview the suspect and to investigate and find any evidence.

29
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When the police can stop an individual on the street on suspicion of carrying a weapon or illegal substances they can use their power of …

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search

30
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Police officers can also search premises and vehicles linked to an accused person in order to find evidence such as a murder weapon or clothing from the time of the crime?

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True

31
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When police are pursing a person who has committed or is attempting to commit a serious crime i.e. housebreaking the police can use their power of

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The power of entry

32
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If the police were to catch an under 18 in possession of alcohol (who wasn’t committing any further crimes) what power would they use?

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The power to seize goods and move you on.

33
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How has police scotland tried to tackle driving whilst on phone?

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Their National Phone Campaign where they identified 273 offences, using the hashtag #dontriskit

34
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How are prevention strategies an example of Police Scotland’s effectiveness?

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One strategy such as having a community police officer. Known as “campus cops” these police officers in secondary schools get young people used to the police presence and the police learn about and deal with problems in the community and aim to prevent criminality from occurring in the first place.

35
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How are police investigations an example of their effectiveness?

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A key role of the police is to make sure that those who commit a crime are found and are punished for what they have done so the police will use their departments to investigate and gather evidence so that courts can find someone guilty.

36
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How many unsolved murders were there in Scotland between 2013 and 2022?

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2 out of the 523 recorded

37
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Police Scotland are effective as they keep the public safe. Why?

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The police are effective at protecting people at large scale events such as concert and football games by patrolling the events which deters criminals and allows them to be proactive when any criminality does occur.

38
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How is COP26 an example of the police effectively keeping the public safe/

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there was no significant violence or disorder at the COP26 conference which was the largest ever hosted in the UK and in other countries often sees a lot of violence.

39
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What is an argument that unsolved murders in Scotland are proof of the police not being effective?

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It can be argued that the police are ineffective because not enough has been done to solve older murders. An important job of the police is to investigate murders and bring justice for the victims but the number of unsolved murders suggests they are somewhat ineffective. For example, there are around 1000 unsolved murders since 1960 in Scotland.

40
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Former Chief Constable called Police Scotland institutionally racist, how is this an example of ineffectiveness.

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Further arguments that the police are ineffective in in tackling hate crime is because of their own problems with hateful behaviours. For the police to effectively tackle crime then 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 cant get it right for their own then the police won’t be able to get it right with crime in the community who won’t come forward. For example, there have been many recent investigations into Police Scotland that have found a culture of discrimination of black and minority police officers, female and LGBTQ+ officers.

41
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All criminals in Scotland are caught by the police?

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False

42
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According to BBC, how many crimes recorded in Scotland actually make it to court?

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50%

43
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Why is the fact that only 50% of crimes make it to court in Scotland suggest ineffectiveness?

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The fact that so many crimes are not prosecutable due to insufficient evidence shows that the police do not effectively carry out their role of investigation. This means that not all victims get justice and that the public might not be safe.

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