Police Scotland ineffectiveness

Question 1

explain why not having enough police officers makes police scotland ineffective

Answer 1

• the public have criticised police scotland saying the amount of police officers in Scotland is not enough to tackle and prevent crime
• People have claimed they experienced long waiting times from the Police and Police Scotland have announced that non-priority crimes would not be investigated

Question 2

give an example of not enough police officers

Answer 2

• For example, the amount of police officers in Edinburgh has decreased by over 5% in the past three years.

Question 3

explain why having guilty people get away is a reason for police Scotland’s ineffectiveness

Answer 3

• A role police Scotland has is to investigate crime
• but evidence proves the police are not effective at investigating offence
• this makes them ineffective as they do not find the offender and cannot punish which means they are likely to recommit
• Police Scotland also announced that minor crimes would not be investigated in 2023

Question 4

evidence of police Scotland not investigating properly

Answer 4

• For example, according to the BBC, almost 50% of crimes in Scotland don’t make it to court due to a lack of evidence.

Question 5

explain why police Scotland not understanding the scale and impact of hate crime makes them ineffective

Answer 5

• This is because there is a lack of training and there are troubles with data collection

Question 6

give an example of why police Scotland are ineffective due to not understanding the scale and impact of hate crime

Answer 6

• For example, the police watchdog, in 2021, stated that hate crime was not a clear priority for the police force.