THEMES

Question 1

What is Police Accountability?

Answer 1

Occurs when police officers and police organisations are effectively held responsible for delivering services to their community. Whilst treating people fairly, with dignity and within the boundaries of formal law (Walker and Archbold 2020)

Question 2

What is Cop Culture?

Answer 2

Can be defined as a kind of shared values, beliefs, norms, working practices and informal rules. The police use these cultures to justify their works in the world

Question 3

What is Police Legitimacy?

Answer 3

The extent to which the public view the police as a higher power authority figure. It’s measured by the willingness of the public to obey and cooperate with the police

Question 4

What is Discretion?

Answer 4

The police are required to use their own judgement when making day to day decisions on the job

Question 5

What is Social Control?

Answer 5

Examines what it means to make an individual conform to society or rebel against it (Black, 1976, cited in Hobbs and Hamerton 2014)

Question 6

What is the Role of the Police?

Answer 6

Policing occurs universally in all social situations where there is a potential for conflict, deviance and disorder (Reiner, 2000)