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POLICE

are an entity created by law and funded by the state to ensure social order and enforce the law.

WATCHMAN

Emphasizes maintaining order, usually found in communities with a declining industrial base and a blue-collar, mixed ethnic/racial population.

LAW ENFORCER

emphasizes law enforcement professionalism.

SERVICE PROVIDER

Emphasizes the service functions of police, usually found in suburban, middle-class communities where residents demand individual treatment.

Policing by Consent

Legitimacy based on consensus or agreement of support, transparency, integrity, and accountability.

Policing by Law

Police are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities.

Comparative -

Denotes the degree by which a person or thing has a quality greater or lesser than another.

Comparative Research -

Scientific inquiry employing comparative analysis to understand phenomena better.

Police -

Governmental department charged with regulating and controlling community affairs.

Comparative Police System -

The science and art of investigating and comparing police systems.

Civil Law System ("Continental Justice or Romano-Germanic Justice")

Socialist System

Islamic System

Common Law System ("Anglo-American Justice")

A body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by courts. adversarial

Civil Law System ("Continental Justice or Romano-Germanic Justice")

A codified system of law originating from Roman Law. inquisitorial

Socialist System

Focuses on rehabilitating offenders, prevalent in some African and Asian countries.

Islamic System

Based on natural justice, customary law, and tribal traditions.

Continental Theory

Police officers are servants of higher authorities.

Home Rule Theory

Police officers are servants of the community or the people.

Old Police Service

Proficiency measured by the number of arrests made.

Modern Police Service

Proficiency measured by the absence of crime.

Crime Control Model

Prioritizes repression of criminal behavior over individual freedom.

Due Process Model

Focuses on a just and fair justice system that respects constitutional rights.

policing

It encompasses a range of activities aimed at maintaining public order, enforcinglaws,and ensuring community safety. It is often associated with formal policeforces,buttheconcept extends beyond this traditional framework.

police

are a constituted body of individuals empowered by thestatetoenforcelaws, maintain public order, and ensure the safety of citizens. Their primaryresponsibilities include preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities, aswell asresponding to emergencies and maintaining peace within communities

comparative policing

The act of comparing one police system with the others according todifferencesandsimilarities.

The police authority comes fromthe people

their laws and institutions. Police agencies are both part of the communityandofthegovernment. This determines the police's base of authorityandthecriminal justice system, which dictate the society's courseinpreventinglawbreakers and rehabilitating offenders.