23/01/17 Policing and ethics

23/01/17 Policing and ethics

1. See lecture notes on moode

   • Link for study on moodle

2. If the polices job is to just deal with crime who else will it impact?

   • Mental Health
     • Social services, nhs, public
   • It is difficult to define what the police actually do
     • Mclaughlin 2007
     • In the 19th century it was thought to be compolsury for the police to act on
       • education, reforming criminals, observing sanitary + unhygenic conditions, controlling liqour traffic, prevention of crulty to children and animals
       • police are considered to be an all purous social service but how can they when they are not trained!
         • The police are expected to reducing reoffending and the public expect to see this
         • Social media also plays a key part if errors are made they can be seen by all
     • Narrow prioritys
       • The police are considered to intervein in every kind of emergency
         • But how can they with lack of resources (time, money ect)