The police are the public and the public are the police. Sir Robert Peel used the saying to express the fact that police services are made up from people who are in the community. The police protect and represent the community which they originate from. Thus, it is crucial to have a police service reflective of the community. A community police model requires that the service is reflective of the community to ensure maximum efficiency. Also, a police service that represents a community can achieve legitimacy of authority easier. In past years, achieving Sir Roberts Peel’s ideas was relatively easy.
In the past, communities were homogenous. Communities were made up of predominately white protestant males. As such, police service was also homogenous. …show more content…
The applicants were asked about perceptions of occupational roles, career aspirations, and obstacles to more recruitment of minorities. Results of the questionnaires made apparent that all applicants had good intention for joining the police service. Many chose service, job stability, and career development opportunities. Nonetheless, Ethnic and racial minority recruitment remain to be consistently low (Holdaway, 1991). Two decades after the British home office report, there is only a minor 1% increase in racial and ethnic minority officers within police service across Britain (Holldaway, 1991). A substantial number of ethnic minority citizens regard the police as racist and insensitive (Waters & Hardy, 2007). In some the research it was made evident that some individuals would never consider a police career under any circumstance because of the perception of racism and ‘unequal opportunities’ in the police (Waters & Hardy, 2007). The data demonstrates that there is still a significant underrepresentation of diversity with police …show more content…
Moreover, a long term research study can be conducted to measure whether race relation issues continue to occur after preventative measures are implemented by police services. Finally, methods to better reach out to the community can be researched. Much of the contemporary findings indicate that race-relation issues have put a strain on the relationship of the community with police services which directly inhibits the effectiveness of the police services provided. The future research can develop methods to gain back the trust of many communities across Britain with the local police services, in particular
In the past, communities were homogenous. Communities were made up of predominately white protestant males. As such, police service was also homogenous. …show more content…
The applicants were asked about perceptions of occupational roles, career aspirations, and obstacles to more recruitment of minorities. Results of the questionnaires made apparent that all applicants had good intention for joining the police service. Many chose service, job stability, and career development opportunities. Nonetheless, Ethnic and racial minority recruitment remain to be consistently low (Holdaway, 1991). Two decades after the British home office report, there is only a minor 1% increase in racial and ethnic minority officers within police service across Britain (Holldaway, 1991). A substantial number of ethnic minority citizens regard the police as racist and insensitive (Waters & Hardy, 2007). In some the research it was made evident that some individuals would never consider a police career under any circumstance because of the perception of racism and ‘unequal opportunities’ in the police (Waters & Hardy, 2007). The data demonstrates that there is still a significant underrepresentation of diversity with police …show more content…
Moreover, a long term research study can be conducted to measure whether race relation issues continue to occur after preventative measures are implemented by police services. Finally, methods to better reach out to the community can be researched. Much of the contemporary findings indicate that race-relation issues have put a strain on the relationship of the community with police services which directly inhibits the effectiveness of the police services provided. The future research can develop methods to gain back the trust of many communities across Britain with the local police services, in particular