Assess The Importance Of Transparency In Policing

The New South Wales Police Service functions as a democratic police force within the states jurisdiction. This paper will identify the methods of transparency utilised by this police organisation and evaluate the benefits of this system to the community, the government and the police. A way to ensure transparency is to hold police publicly responsible for their decisions. This ability to hold police accountable impacts how the community view and trust the institution trusted to protect them. Finally this paper will identify the importance of respecting human rights, not to be discriminated against, and through custodial procedures. The NSW Police upholds these internationally recognised rights and seeks to maintain confidence, not only in the police, but also in the government that regulates them.

Transparency

Transparency is imperative towards building and maintaining confidence in a policing system. Transparency is, in this, context is the duty of the police to act visibly, predictably and understandably. It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that the legislation …show more content…
This allows for the community to identify whether there is an increase or decrease in specific crimes. There is debate over just how much information should be given to the public. A study undertaken in the UK identifies that performance data can significantly impact on civilians, particularly those who do not have sets opinions of police. This study also recognised that the data given to the police must be relevant to the time period, and with a degree and analyses rather then raw data. The NSW police produce an annual report on their performance and a detailed account of their financial spending. By provided this annual financial report the public and the Government can evaluate how effective their use of funds are when compared to their