The Police -- public attitude and comparison with china

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The Police -- public attitude and
comparison with chinas

• Presented by ???
• No 617

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outline

• Origins
• Regional variation
• The role of the police
• Police powers limitation
• Public faith
• Police of China

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The police

• Origins
• Bobby - nick name for a British police - Robert
• 1828 - the Metropolitan Police Force - modern
  police force, London
• Nowadays - police organization grown to 52
  region police forces

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Regional variation

• Service financed by local and central government
• Home secretary is responsible for the London
  Metropolitan Police Force

England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
police committees formed from councilors and magistrates Regional and islands councils run their own police forces Police force is responsible to a body appointed by the government,reserve force
local forces inspected by inspectors of constabulary Also subject to government inspection
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The role of the police

• Maintenance of order -- provides a
• service to the
  community
• such as 1) officer visiting local
  school to give
• advice to children
  2)form a
• neighborhood watch
  scheme
• Law enforcement -- a force with the
• primary function
  of enforcing
• the criminal law

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Transport police answering citizens
questions (maintenance of order)
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Police powers limitation

• Powers
• 1)are normally unarmed
• 2)stop search suspects
• 3)arrest suspects with/without warrant
• Process
• detention,treatment and questioning
• (SOLICITOR, RELATIVE, TIME,
  RECORD)
• ? ? bail
• charging

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Code of practice

• The Independent Police Complaints Authority

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Prevent abuse of power
Maintain public confidence in police impartiality
Public faith in the police

• 59 of the public expressed confidence in their
  local
• police
• Support of police but lack of confidence in the
  court
• system

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Police of China

• In jural countries,only the court can make the
  final judgement,while in China,the police can
  interfere it.
• Chinese police has the big power in punishment
  (take sb into custody for a long time)
• Power is borrowed -- in rural area ,collect
  taxes,birth control .. .
• Low income,work overtime
• World average 35 1000
• China 12 1000
  (even lower)
• Lack of independent supervision organization
• Terrible,annoying,lack of confidence,,,

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conclusion

• Experts found out that the society is the
  origin that the crime is committed,the public is
  the main force to suppress the crime,not the
  police.
• Thats why 80 of the works of British police
  include helping/associating(with) the communities
  

Independent supervision system, follow rules
strictly,
? help to build the trust and
confidence
Attitude towards Chinese police is changing
Slogan if you have any problem,please call 110
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Thank you !
References China news weekly
Contemporary British Culture and Society