Policing in Democratic Society and Domestic Violence: A Criminology Study

Running head: CRIMINOLOGY
Policing in democratic society
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Description:................................................................................................................................2
Policing in democratic society:..............................................................................................2
Policing in domestic violence:................................................................................................5
Limitations of policing domestic violence.............................................................................6
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................7
Reference:..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction:
Democracy is a system where the common people use their power to elect the
representative in the administration level and the government is working for the interest of
the common public. Any kinds of autocracy are inappropriate in this system. In this report,
certain researches have been made on the policing in democratic society (Sheptycki, 2017). It
is obvious to state that the common people are not interacting with the police, where the
police service is established to maintain a good public order. In a democratic society, police
are performed certain things like arbitrating disputes, regulating the traffics and maintain
peace and safety during the emergency. However, it has been observed that the role of the
police vary in democratic and non-democratic society. There are certain components of
policing in democratic society that has been discussed in this report. Further, the role of
police in domestic violation has been stated briefly and limitations are described accordingly.
Certain relevant provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedom of Canada have mentioned.
While dealing with the topic, certain issues have been cropped up and policing and feminist
issue has been discussed in this case.
Description:
Policing in democratic society:
The first thing regarding the policing is that there are certain differences could be
observed between the democratic and non-democratic policing process. In case of democratic
policing, the police officials should have to think about securing the interest of the common
people and show respect to the human dignity (Marquis, 2016). Further, the police will
interfere in the life of the common people in careful manner and to certain extent that has
been permitted by the law. This character shows the democratic nature of the policing.

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Further, all the acts of the police should be publicly accountable. All these essentials are
mandatory for the policing in the democratic society. Police is the source of securing social
order in a state. The police are required to apply their power in a way so that the liberty of the
common public could not be snatched away. It is the duty of the law enforcement to protect
the interest of the common people and police will maintain a balance in between the liberty
and order. In case of democratic state, policing is a separate wing and any kinds of political
assent in the policing are crime (Donnermeyer, DeKeseredy & Dragiewicz, 2016).
The internal meaning of police has been changed drastically in last five decades. In
the early fifteenth century, the term police have been recognised as an institution that can
interfere in the life, property and health of any individual. After the establishment of the
democratic state, the concept of policing has also been changed and in the modern democratic
world, police could not interfere in the personal life of the individual without obtaining a
legal permission from appropriate body. However, no specific definition has been provided
regarding the democratic police. Certain meanings are quite deviant and some are of the
nature of summary execution. The story regarding the rights of the police in case of
democratic state has been changed. The police personnel could not arrest or interfere in the
personal property of any person. However, in case of dealing with emergency cases, the
police can arrest or intervene in the personal property of an individual to protect the rights of
the common civilians. Further, the democratic police are the politically neutral police. A
dramatic upsurge regarding the abuse of police power has been made in the late 1920. The
phrase third degree has been re-identified and illegitimate police power has become a serious
threat for the society (Barlow & Barlow, 2018). The democratic police have certain
democratic values and they are working for the betterment of the society. The main principle
of the democratic police is based on the rule of law. In Canada, the rights of the citizens have
been established through its constitution and certain Bill of Rights. The Canadian Charter of