Authors :
Dr. John Motsamai Modise
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7513561
Abstract :
This article considers some varieties and
supports for a democratic police and briefly contrasts
policing. Democratic policing should be viewed as a
process and not an outcome. Societies experience a
continual tension between the desire for order and
liberty. There is a paradox in the fact that a democratic
society needs protection both by police and from police.
Given the power of new surveillance technologies,
democratic societies must continually ask "how efficient
do we want police to be and under what conditions is the
use of these technologies appropriate. Policeman’s
function is in activities unrelated to crime control or law
enforcement. Cumming, el al. (1965) reported that half
of the calls for assistance to an urban police department
may involve family crisis or other complaints of a
personal or inter-personal nature. The policeman's role,
unlike many other occupational roles, is ambiguous. The
policeman is a friend and a protector. He assures safety
on the streets and keeps the peace. You call him when
you are in trouble, when your neighbors are making too
much noise, or when your cat is caught in a tree. At the
same time, the policeman is foe and repressor. He
inhibits your freedom, tickets you when you are speeding
or illegally parked, comes to your house to quiet you
down when your neighbours complain about noise,
investigates, and interrogates you when you are
suspected of or involved in some illegal activity. There is
no accepted systematic theoretical paradigm within
which policing is viewed. The role and function of the
police in a democratic and modern dispensation are
typically assumed, and a measurable facet such as crime
control is defined as the scholarly interest. Those viewed
as essential policing functions and how they should be
performed are products of the theoretical context within
which the police are viewed, their perceived political
role, and the posited character of the police organization.
As a result, there are alternative versions of policing and
what it is good for
Keywords :
Role, Functions of Policing, Democratic and Modern Policing in A Democracy.
This article considers some varieties and
supports for a democratic police and briefly contrasts
policing. Democratic policing should be viewed as a
process and not an outcome. Societies experience a
continual tension between the desire for order and
liberty. There is a paradox in the fact that a democratic
society needs protection both by police and from police.
Given the power of new surveillance technologies,
democratic societies must continually ask "how efficient
do we want police to be and under what conditions is the
use of these technologies appropriate. Policeman’s
function is in activities unrelated to crime control or law
enforcement. Cumming, el al. (1965) reported that half
of the calls for assistance to an urban police department
may involve family crisis or other complaints of a
personal or inter-personal nature. The policeman's role,
unlike many other occupational roles, is ambiguous. The
policeman is a friend and a protector. He assures safety
on the streets and keeps the peace. You call him when
you are in trouble, when your neighbors are making too
much noise, or when your cat is caught in a tree. At the
same time, the policeman is foe and repressor. He
inhibits your freedom, tickets you when you are speeding
or illegally parked, comes to your house to quiet you
down when your neighbours complain about noise,
investigates, and interrogates you when you are
suspected of or involved in some illegal activity. There is
no accepted systematic theoretical paradigm within
which policing is viewed. The role and function of the
police in a democratic and modern dispensation are
typically assumed, and a measurable facet such as crime
control is defined as the scholarly interest. Those viewed
as essential policing functions and how they should be
performed are products of the theoretical context within
which the police are viewed, their perceived political
role, and the posited character of the police organization.
As a result, there are alternative versions of policing and
what it is good for
Keywords :
Role, Functions of Policing, Democratic and Modern Policing in A Democracy.
