Police Roles and Responsibilities

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Protecting people and ensuring that all the laws in the country are obeyed is such a great thing to do as a patriot in a country. The police department is one of the three features of the justice system in the United States of America together with the judicial and correction centres the police personnel in the country put their lives at risk at the expense of the security of the people. The main responsibility that the police officers have in a country is to make sure that everyone in that country is protected and so do their property. They are a great source of information about the rules and regulations of a country. They pass the information when they get involved in community activities where they are located. The police system has three units in itself: the federal, state and county units. The three work together to combat crime in the country.

Police officers are the law enforcers in any country and their main duty is to ensure that all the citizens are safe and follow all the laws. The police are perceived as the people who have been entrusted with the security of its people in a given country. Police officers portray the image of the people they serve (Police Act, 2006). Enforcement of law in the United Sates is one in three parts of the justice systems in the country together with the court system and the courts. Forty nine state have policy agencies except Hawaii (LearningExpress, 2010). Police officers duty change and may range from the simplest like doing desk work to as complex as that which can endanger their lives (Brower, 2013). The police department has its roles and functions just like any other department in the government.

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[...] Police Agencies. Retrieved from; www.learningexpresess.com Police Act. (2006). Functions, Roles and Duties of the Police in General. [...]

[...] The county police has three broad parts. The full time police they work at all time to ensure that there is law and order in their assigned counties. There is also the limited police who work under restricted areas of the county and lastly there is the restricted police they work on property that belongs to the county. Conclusion Police roles and responsibility are a very crucial thing to the people who have bestowed the responsibility of ensuring that the rules and regulations of the country are observed. [...]

[...] The citizens too should acknowledge the work done by the police and give them a helping hand too by giving them the information and not to have gap between the police and the citizen. References Brower, C. (2013). Police Officer Duties and Responsibilities. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com Chalom, Léonard, Vanderschueren, F. & Vézina, C. (2001) Good governance: Urban safety And The role Of The police International Centre for the Prevention of Crime Discover Policing. (2013).Types of Law Enforcement Agencies. Retrieved from www.discoverpolicing.org LearningExpress. (2013). [...]

[...] Their main duty is to ensure that the crime investigations and patrols in the state are carried out accordingly. The other sub-unit within the state agency is the highway patrol. The function of the highway patrol is to ensure that there is state-wide and highway checking. There are some states that have only this unit carrying lo the duty of investigation. The give a helping hand to the local police where the local police cannot go beyond their designated duties and if the matter at hand is beyond the local agency's jurisdiction. [...]

[...] At a scene of crime, a police officer is expected to give a helping hand to the casualties. Carry out the investigation till they get to the root course of the matter and should also include eye witnesses if any. In case of an evidence he should take it the evidence section for further investigation, they should also arrest any suspects within the scene. They should also take statements from witnesses in order for them to get more testimonies regarding their investigations. [...]

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