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GROUP

PRESENTATION
SOC-210

Task

Policing is necessary in any


society.Discuss

Policing

An organized civil force for maintaining


order, preventing and detecting crime, and
enforcing the laws.
The regulation and controlof a
community, especially for the maintenance
of public order, safety, health, morals, etc.
policing as a social function is broader than
this,the initial focus has been on the public
institution of the police service

Policing

Policing is depicted as a way of crime


control, policing refers to organized
forms of order maintenance, peace
keeping, rule or law enforcement, and
crime investigation. Meaning the
government is charged with the
regulation and control of the affairs of a
community, and that the department is
established to maintain order, enforce
the law, and prevent and detect crime.

Cont..

Policing refers to organized forms of


order maintenance, peace keeping, rule
or law enforcement, crime investigation,
and other forms of investigations and
information brokering (Jones and
Newburn 1998).

Police

Police are one of the most ubiquitous


organizations of the society. The policemen,
therefore, happen to be the most visible
representatives of the government. In an hour, of
need, danger, crisis and difficulty, when a citizen
does not know, what to do and whom to
approach, the police station and a policeman
happen to be the most appropriate and
approachable unit and person for him. The police
are expected to be the most accessible,
interactive and dynamic organization of any
society.

Cont..

Their roles functions and duties in the society


are natural to be varied, and multifarious on the
one hand; and complicated, knotty and complex
on the other. Broadly speaking the twin roles,
which the police are expected to play in a
society are maintenance of law and maintenance
of order. However, the
ramifications( consequences) of these two duties
are numerous, which result in making a large
inventory of duties, functions, powers, roles and
responsibilities of the police organization

WHY POLICING IS NECESSARY IN ANY


SOCIETY

(a) to uphold and enforce the law


impartially, and to protect life, liberty,
property, human rights, and dignity of the
members of the public;
(b) to promote and preserve public order;
(c) to protect internal security, to prevent
and control terrorist activities, breaches of
communal harmony, militant activities and
other situations affecting Internal Security;

Cont..

(d) to protect public properties including


roads, railways, bridges, vital installations and
establishments etc. against acts of vandalism,
violence or any kind of attack;
(e) to prevent crimes, and reduce the
opportunities for the commission of crimes
through their own preventive action and
measures as well as by aiding and cooperating
with other relevant agencies in implementing
due measures for prevention of crimes;

Cont..

(f) to accurately register all complaints brought to


them by a complainant or his representative, in
person or received by post, e-mail or other means,
and take prompt follow-up action thereon, after duly
acknowledging the receipt of the complaint;
(g) to register and investigate all cognizable offences
coming to their notice through such complaints or
otherwise, duly supplying a copy of the First
Information Report to the complainant, and where
appropriate, to apprehend offenders, and extend
requisite assistance in the prosecution of offenders;

Cont..

(h) to create and maintain a feeling of


security in the community, and as far as
possible prevent conflicts and promote
amity(peace/good relation/friendship);
(i) to provide, as first responders, all
possible help to people in situations
arising out of natural or man-made
disasters, and to provide active
assistance to other agencies in relief and
rehabilitation measures;

Cont..

(j) to aid individual, who are in danger of


physical harm to their person or
property, and to provide necessary help
and afford relief to people in distress
situations;
(k) to facilitate orderly movement of
people and vehicles, and to control and
regulate traffic on roads and highways;

Cont..

(l) to collect intelligence relating to


matters affecting public peace, and all
kind of crimes including social offences,
extremism, terrorism and other matters
relating to national security, and
disseminate the same to all concerned
agencies, besides acting, as appropriate
on it themselves.

Cont..

(m) To take charge, as a police officer on


duty, of all unclaimed property and take
action for their safe custody and disposal
in accordance with the procedure
prescribed.
(n) To train, motivate and ensure welfare
of police personnel

Cont..

The Police Force plays a major role of


crime prevention in our society, the
role of the police is concentrated on the
maintenance of law and order and the
prevention and detection of offences
(Newburn 2008). Although police plays a
major part, and holds more power than
that of the other professionals, they are
not the only organisation involved in
policing

Cont

Finally, to promote the welfare of society,


it is constantly engaged in creating the
conditions in which people can live and
pursue their own affairs without
interference from thoughtless individuals.
The rights of every member in society are
protected by the courts through the
agency of the police force, which is
therefore a source of inspiration and hope
to all law-abiding citizens. Any
interference with the rights of one citizen
by another is frowned upon by the police

Cont..

In their efforts to promote the welfare of


society the police force extends its
activities even to the remotest regions of
the country. If a man is lost in a dense
forest or at sea by his own fault or
otherwise, members of the force do their
utmost to find and bring him back to his
family, however unpleasant the effort
may prove

REFERENCES

Tracy, S. J. (2004). The construction of


correctional officers: Layers of emotionality
behind bars. Qualitative Inquiry, 10, 509
533.

Tracy, S. J., Meyers, K., & Scott, C. (2007).


Cracking jokes and crafting selves:
Sensemaking and identity management
among human service workers.
Communication Monographs, 73, 28330

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