BEING A CHIEF CONSTABLE (FROM POLICE WE DESERVE, 1973 BY J. C. ALDERSON AND PHILIP J. STEAD - SEE NCJ-25835)

• NCJ Number: 25839
• Author(s): W STANSFIELD
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Wolfe Publishing Ltd
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

A SUBJECTIVE EXAMINATION OF THE TRIALS, DUTIES AND TRIBULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFICE OF CHIEF CONSTABLE, WRITTEN BY A CHIEF CONSTABLE.

Abstract

THE DUTIES OF A CHIEF CONSTABLE ARE THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC TRANQUILITY, PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, PREVENTION OF OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION OF OFFENDERS. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES ISSUES OF HOW TO JUDGE THE SUCCESS OF A CONSTABULARY, THE SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS, THE NEED TO ACCOUNT TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE TAX MONIES IT INVESTS, AND THE NEED TO TEMPER THE USE OF FORCE WITH WISDOM.