📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.3 The police and their role
1 paragraphs · 2 questions
The police in the UK are organised into regional forces. The police service is independent of the government. Police officers must not be members of political parties. The role of the police is to protect life and property, prevent and detect crime, and keep the peace. In England and Wales, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected to hold the police to account.
Key Facts
- Police organised into regional forces, independent of government
- Role: protect life/property, prevent/detect crime, keep peace
- PCCs elected in England and Wales
📝 学习笔记
- 警察部门独立于政府。
- 警察按地区部队组织，独立于政府
- 职责：保护生命/财产，预防/侦查犯罪，维护治安
- PCCs 在 England and Wales 选举产生
- 警官不得成为政党成员。
- 警察按地区部队组织，独立于政府
- 职责：保护生命/财产，预防/侦查犯罪，维护治安
- PCCs 在 England and Wales 选举产生
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