week 6 Flashcards
(20 cards)
what’s the difference between police and policing
policing is much wider than just the police
who are some organisations making up plural policing
Mi5
Mi6
GCHQ
What does MI5 do
domestic counter intelligence to protect the British parliament within the Uk
what does MI6 do
they’re the foreign intelligence service for the Uk
what does GCHQ do
provide communication intelligence to the armed forces and uk government
how does Reiner 2010 define the police
specialised body of people given primary formal responsibility for legitimate force to safeguard security
how many female police officers are there
43,762
32.4%
how many white police officers are there
92.4%
how many BAME police officers
1.3% black
3.4% asian
2.9% mixed
who talked about the civilianisation of the police
Crawford
examples of civilianisation of the police
police receptionists
crime scene investigators
police community support officers
how many people work within the police
220,519
135,301 were Police Officers
75,934 were Civilian Staff
9,284 were Police Community Support Officers
under which act were PCSOs introduced
police reform act 2002
what do PCSOs do
surveillance officers who spend 80% of time patrolling
they have less training and fewer powers
deal with minor crime
how long can a PCSO detain
30 mins
what is civilianisation
increasing the no of civilians employed to do police roles
what is citizen policing
people who volunteer to work with the police such as neighbourhood watch
how many special constables and police volunteers are there
9,174 Special Constables
8,014, other police volunteers
what is a semi public space
an area we perceive to be public and accessible that is privately owned
e.g shopping centres
how many private security officers
231,000
50% larger than the police
