Sir Robert Peel's 7th Principle of Policing states, "Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full -time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare

and existence." Which policing system described in this chapter most closely matches this description? Do you think this description holds TRUE today? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Kin policing is the system that fits most closely with Peel's 7th principle. Students may conclude that today, this envisioning of the police as an extension of the public is at odds with their having the sole right to use coercive force. They may further think that officers in patrol cars and aircraft, as opposed to walking among citizens on the streets, has removed police from among the community and changed the nature of the relationship.

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