do the police do a good job in what they do?

Question

let me know what you think do the police do a good job in what they do

Answer 1

Yup, We sure Do.

Answer 2

You applied on Monday and it is now wednesday and you are complaining already. Oh boy - have you got a lot to learn about job hunting. If applications are accepted until the 18th then they will not acknowledge anything until after that date. They will then probably only contact those they are interested in. As for any other application, if it is for a specific position which has been advertised then you can expect around a 2 week wait and then they will probably only contact those they want to see. If you have heard nothing in 3 weeks then forget it. If you are ready to jump of a cliff already then I would say go ahead because you have a hell of a lot of disappointment to come and if you can't handle three non responses then you may as well just give up. There are currently an average of 30 applicants for EVERY job in the UK. For some there are hundreds so there is no way that a company will reply to all.

Answer 3

back in the middle ages, each count or duke had his own private police force and army

there was no 'law' but a sense of chivalry and code of honour, if you lived outside it then you were an 'outlaw' - if the local duke or landowner was corrupt then many did so out of a sense of 'justice' (robin hood, etc - in that what they were doing was 'right' but against the 'law')

this applies to many of the 'criminals' that we shipped abroad and that is why justice is so integral to american culture

in the 1800s and early 1900's, the police force only really existed for the gentry so the problem is really that we all expect too much

it wasnt until the jack the ripper murders that modern day police styling started with a large police force searching for one man with a common goal - also it should probably be noted that they didnt find him ;o)

traditionally the police role has been enforcement of taxes and to act as a presence or deterrent, in some cases it could be considered that our class structure acts as a conflict of interest

we all expect the same service but we are all not contributing the same level to the policemans wages, we should really have a bill of rights or constitution that states that we are all 'equal' then we wouldnt feel we have the need to look up or down on anyone

unless you change the tax system, we cant all have the same service basically it would cost too much - the service you get depends on where you are and who you are, areas with higher crime should pay a higher tax with a higher percentage going to police and then they would get a higher service perhaps?? a local tax rate in effect

Answer 4

They try - well most of them do.

But are faced with lack of recruitment of police officers - the Home Office want to employ Police Community Support Wardens instead - on lower salaries and cheaper pension schemes.

They are threatened with not getting an annual cost of living payrise - thus basically threatening them that their standard of living will DECREASE - which would surely leave the door open to temptation - ie corruption!!!!!!!

It is a good job, a hard job, a frustrating job, a minefield of political correctness and paperwork. I'd like to see some of the people who moan about the police try to do their job for one day.

Never knowing when you are next going to be able to eat or use the loo, be spat at, abused or attacked. Not knowing if you will finish work on time, whether there will be a huge debate about whether they should actually PAY you for working overtime ............ and on and on and on.

So, some of you police haters, think about whether YOU could do it!!!

Answer 5

I would say that 100% of the time the police do a good job at what they do. They give it their all.

Is what they are doing "good"? That is a different animal. Cops have a mindset, a game face and many think they can do no wrong.

Just a handful of shoddy cops make it hard for people to trust the police.

Answer 6

Not really. The police in most big cities spend more time writing up reports then they do actual policing.And they violate the civil rights of citizens all the time. And in the cases where a suspect is shot, many times, that is not needed. And whatever happened to wounding a suspect? Example: In Atlanta there was a man with a knife, he was surrounded by about 10 officers, all with guns drawn. After a few minutes he was shot to death. Now tell me that one of these officers couldn't have wounded him.

If you watch the TV show "Cops", you can see that most of the police are out of control. Example: A man gives up, doesn't have weapon, so three cops tackle him, one knells on his neck, the two others twist his arms in such a way that he can't put his arms behind his back and all the time they are yelling him. If Charles Manson walks out of a house and stands with his hands in the air, turns around when he is told to, there is no need to slam him to the ground and knell on his neck, EVER.

The police make illegal stops all the time. Probable cause must be shown BEFORE a stop is made. Usually they make a stop without cause and then make up a cause afterwords. Happens all the time. And, of course, once you or I are stopped they then search you and your car, which is not legal. Reasonable suspicion is needed before any stop can be made, according to a supreme court ruling, and then probable cause MUST be shown. That is not how most police forces operate. They then read you your rights, one of which is to remain silent, and then question you in the hope then you will say something they can use against you. In short, most police operate as if no rights exist and they have authority to do whatever they want to.

An officer in Milwaukee was caught and charged after he phoned a suspect and told him, in part, "I will put a case on you."

Answer 7

Police have become much more Professional in the last 30 years- but they are to focused on busting people for petty violations, like Pot possesion, minor traffic violations, DUI and 911 calls that are petty in nature- they should be there to deter major crime- but they are in the business of creating Revenue, petty tickets and other things to generate fines. What we are creating by this is a police State.

Answer 8

yes, i have to have some contact with their communications centre whilst i am work, they handle some 2000 jobs a day, starting from zero at midnight, they go to very difficult situations
and threatening ones, during their working day. You might not think they are doing a good job, because you cannot see all the man power spent during the 24 hour day. Most of us would not
venture into some of the situations they go to, yet they are like
us only human, wanting to earn a days wage and go home
safely at night

Answer 9

Its a job, just like anything else. You have people that are good at it and some that are not so good. But, I challenge anyone on here who doesn't like cops to let me spit on you and and punch you while you are being video taped. I'll pay you 12 bucks, which is the going hourly rate for a new cop where I live.

Answer 10

Since many police forces are controlled by the politically correct brigade instead of clear thinking representatives of the population who know what the rest want from their police force, it's difficult to say whether or not the police do a good job.

Maybe if they had proper funding from the government they wouldn't need to raise money through speed cameras and traffic offences and would therefore have time to deal with the crime that we all fear, instead of the soft option of nabbing generally law abiding motorists.

Answer 11

I think they probably do a better job in the states and Canada, well state cops and RCMP. Not so much city cops. In the UK there a waste. Lazy, useless, twits, couldn't find a b.l.ow j.o.b in a whore house.

Sally J:
They chose their career, the career didn't chose them!! If they can't handle the heat get the F#%K out of the kitchen. We AS TAX PAYERS PAY THEIR SALARY SO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ***** AND COMPLAIN WHEN THEY DO A PATHETIC F%&KING JOB. It is quite evident that the average citizen can do their job, like you say they're hiring more special constables to take the place of police aren't they.