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1Police are...Enforcers of the law, can be criminal/civil. Public, private & partnership.
2History:Pre 18th C- community action till 1829. Sir Robert Peel introduced 'new policing' & Metropolitan Police Act 1829.
3Newburn (2017) referred to the act which showed first general instructions which stated:'The principal object to be attained is the prevention of crime'. Followed with security of people & property, then preservation of public tranquillity.
419th C-Took on emergency responsibilities.
520th C-Reduced police force to make it more standardised & wanted it to become more victim centred.
6Reiner (2010) defined policing as:'An aspect of social control processes, which occurs universally in all social situations, in which there is at least the potential for conflict, deviance & disorder. While policing is universal, the police, as a specialised body of people are given the primary formal responsibility for legitimate force to safeguard security'.
7Bowling & Foster (2002) state roles:-Crime control & investigation
-Crime reduction
-State security
-Social service
-Emergency service
-Peacekeeping
-Order maintenance
8Conflict of 'liberal & military' roles:Service bcos emphasis on consensus, peacekeeping.
Force bcos of hard policing, but S.R.P ensured they differed from military, hence why the uniform was blue.