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¶ … role of police in the society. The purpose of the paper is to discuss and elaborate the relative functions, which the police officers have to perform in the country for the protection of the citizens from the criminals, and injustices, which have been made to them.
"For the first time in decades, a consensus began to emerge in the 1990s about which duties and responsibilities should be included in the police role. Also for the first time, Americans began to confront the complexities of police work and the conflicting demands being placed on officers."
The Role of Police in American Society: A Documentary History
Book by Cynthia Morris, Bryan Vila; Greenwood Press, 1999
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The American government and its authorities have made certain standards and the individual are selected on the basis of these standards. The government authorities want their police officers to be strong enough so that they could protect the people from the dangers and could safe and protect them against all evils in the society. The police officers should obey the rules and regulations as well as they should perform their duties according to the required standards otherwise the peaceful environment will not be maintained in the societies. Police officers should be trained as such that they could fight against the enemies and could take strict actions against the criminals of the society. The police officers should guide the people who are in need and help and they should support them whole-heartedly. It has been noted that if the police departments and the officers would work honestly then the societies can maintain peace and prosperity otherwise the situation would become adverse and uncontrollable.
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Although job simulation exercises superficially appear most defensible, they lack benchmark standards of minimal performance levels."
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Trends in Police Physical Ability Selection Testing
Journal article by Larry T. Hoover; Public Personnel Management, Vol. 21, 1992
Keeping in view all the related requirements, the authorities of the police departments have made strategies according to which they will select only those individuals who are capable enough to meet the challenges and who would fight against the evilness in the society. The police officers are trained as such that they develop strong character and abilities, which help them in fighting against all the odds.
'This perspective assumes that police officers learn their "social" personality from training and through exposure to the demands of police work it follows then that if police officers become cynical or rigid, it is not because of the demands of the job and the shared experiences of others."
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Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues, Second Edition
By Dennis Jay Kenney (Author), Robert P. McNamara (Author)
The Police play a major role in the safeguard and in the protection of the citizens of the society therefore, it is the responsibility of the government authorities to select the deserving candidate who would be able to manage all the responsibilities and duties, which…
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