effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control - police Flashcards

(7 cards)

1
Q

what do many forces make wrong decisions on

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insufficient analysis of data

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2
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why are the public often being failed by the police

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the first point of contact, with long call delays

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3
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what did the parents in the Steven Lawrence case say about the police

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they felt they weren’t doing enough to find Lawrences killers

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what did the macpherson report say about the police in the Lawrence case

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the case was dealt with in an institutionally racist way by police, with the investigation not handled with care and the presumption that Lawrence must have been involved in a gang due to his race

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5
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how did the police fail in the John Lowe case

A

they returned his shotgun which was the murder weapon

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why is the police force for the John Lowe case under investigation

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being investigated by the independent police complaint commissions over its contact with Lowe and suggestions that officers were told he wanted to hire a hitman to kill a former partner in the late 1990s

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7
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how did the police provide safeguarding and protection for a victim of domestic abuse in 2024

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they applied a DAPO

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