The Police

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The Police

• An Overview

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In this section

• Structure of Police
• Police Finance
• Powers of the Police
• Police Strategy
• Should the Police be armed?

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Introduction- Overview

• Powers of the police come from the 1967
  legislation which stated their role was
• Prevent crime
• Preserve order
• Protect property

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Mission statement working together to build
safer communities

• Strathclyde police have an excellent reputation
  in Europe modern approach
• Aware that there are external factors that have a
  huge impact on our communities

• Drugs
• Human trafficking
• Serious organised crime/terrorism

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Strategy of Strathclyde Police

• Engage criminality by developing and recruiting
  staff
• Support to witnesses/victims
• Accurate/
• Transparent crime recording
• Best use of technology

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Response/Public reassurance

• Customers waiting for an answer looking to move
  to a central call centre approach
• Role to public must be clear
• Appropriate response to demand

• Police must be visible and accessible
• Engage with all the community e.g. ethnic
  minorities
• They cant do it all on their own
• Tackle fear of crime

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Local government Scotland Act, 2003 community
planning to enhance wellbeing e.g. police
officers in Paisley collect fines from youths etc
and give money back to community

• Work with the community in partnership e.g.
  victim support, community speed watch in Milton
• Use of the media e.g. raise awareness of domestic
  abuse
• Engage with youth, feed back to claimants
• Be ahead of game e.g. no sense in sending someone
  to anger management after prison, work with
  agencies like social work to identify possible
  criminals

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Prevent Crime

• In some cases criminal meets victim, shown to
  work with first time offenders
• Work with communities e.g. neighbourhood watch
• Plan e.g. car parks, housing, shops by involving
  police

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• In a deprived area you are 7 times more likely to
  be murdered and 11 times more likely to be a
  victim of attempted murder!