PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS AND POLICE ROLE CONCEPTS - VARIATIONS IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY

• NCJ Number: 34528
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1976) Pages: 16,18,20,23-26,28,30,34,36,38,40,42,44,46-59
• Author(s): R W WHITROD; J W COOLEY; A BAUN; H V D HALLETT; E KUBE; O KAYODE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COLLECTION OF ARTICLES CONTAINING VIEWS ON THIS TOPIC BY AUTHORS FROM AUSTRALIA, CANADA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, GERMANY AND NIGERIA AS WELL AS A DRAFT OF AN INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

Abstract

THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT WAS PREPARED FOR THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR, IN DISCUSSING THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN POLICE FORCES COVERS POLITICAL CONTROL, RESPONSE TO CHANGE, MANPOWER DISTRIBUTION, POLICE OBJECTIVES, MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE, AND MEASUREMENT OF CIVILIAN DEMAND. THE ARTICLE ON CANADA REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE IN CANADA AND THEN EXAMINES PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHICH THE AUTHOR BELIEVES HAVE INFLUENCED PUBLIC/POLICE ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ROLE OF THE POLICE. STANDARDS, COMPLAINTS, AND LEGISLATION ARE TOPICS COVERED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE DANISH POLICE. THE ENGLISH AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE POLICE HISTORICALLY AND AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE GERMAN AUTHOR FEELS IT IS NECESSARY TO ANTICIPATE THE REAL WISHES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ARTICLE ON NIGERIAN POLICE LOOKS AT THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA AND THEN DETAILS THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE AT THE PRESENT TIME.