Principle Three: Implications For Law Enforcement

The principle that I support is “Principle Three” that is, police must secure the willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public (Dempsey, 2016). The implications for law enforcement today are that police must build ties and work closely with members of the communities.

The implications for law enforcement today is that police must collaborate actively with persons and organizations they address and reach resolutions to issues and increase the trust of people in the police department (Emsley, 2014). Further, the police must develop policies, teams, and information systems that enable it to collaborate easily with individuals and organizations in the community. When there …show more content…
For example, if there are some instances of burglary in an area, the police must engage with persons or groups in that area with whom it collaborates for developing activities that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators, such an action will secure the cooperation of people in the area and will maintain the respect of the police.

The principle also implies that police enter into cooperative relations with the relevant entities. For example, if instances of theft occur in the neighborhood of a factory, the police must seek the cooperation of the management of the factory, the security workers of the factory, important citizens in the neighborhood, and social clubs in the area. Cooperation will reduce the occurrence of theft, but will also enable arrests of persons responsible for the perpetration of the theft. The principle also implies that police must