Specimen Exam Paper

Specimen Exam Paper

1. In what ways can police culture and police discretion impact on policing practice?

   • explain police discretion
     • can't deal with all crimes
     • which crimes to pursue
   • explain police culture
   • examples
     • stereotyping
       • ethics
     • stop and search issues
     • stephen lawrence

2. Chart the key developments in policing over the last 50 years?

   • rapid response vs community
   • resouce cuts
     • not recruiting as many police officers
   • private policing
     • security firms