Essay on Mechanisms of Governance in Policing and Security - 102169

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms of governance in policing and security. It explores the functions and significance of criminal courts, civil courts, and human rights courts/watchdogs in ensuring proper management, high-quality integrity, and ethical practices within the policing and security sectors. The essay details the procedural workings of criminal and civil courts, highlighting their roles in upholding the rule of law, addressing grievances, and protecting the rights of both the accused and victims. It further examines the role of human rights courts and watchdogs in monitoring government and industry actions, promoting good governance, and safeguarding human rights. The essay emphasizes the importance of these mechanisms in shaping a healthy democracy, ensuring the freedom of individuals, and meeting their basic needs. The essay references various sources to support the analysis, providing a well-rounded perspective on the subject matter. The essay concludes by reiterating the importance of these mechanisms in achieving sustainable development and maintaining a secure society.

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Mechanisms of Governance in Policing and Security
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The concept of Governance is not new. It signifies different things to different people.
Generally, governance is the establishment of policies and continuous monitoring of their proper
implementation by members of the governing body of a state or organization (Quang, et al., 2014,
p. 43). In policing and security, governance has various mechanisms. This paper discusses how
three of those mechanisms function to ensure proper management, high quality integrity as well
as security ethics.
Criminal Courts
These are courts, which have a jurisdiction to try, and punish offenders against the
criminal law (Kotecha, 2018, p. 940). Their objective is to shed light on the circumstances that
surround a crime. The evidence presented to the jury or the judge at the trial for him or her to
determine if the person charged is guilty or not.
How Criminal Courts Work
A criminal court works procedurally; first, the prosecutor presents evidence to the judge.
The prosecutor has to convince the judge or the jury that the person committed the crime. The
evidence can take the form of statements by the witnesses who given before the judge as well as
items such as videos, weapons that were used to commit the crime, photographs, as well as audio
recordings (Powderly, 2019, p. 2). The prosecutor, as well as the lawyer of the accused
concurrently questions the witnesses to test their reliability. After that, the lawyer of the accused
presents the evidence for the accused. This is followed by oral arguments, which give a summary
of the evidence at the end of the trial. This summarises their versions of facts, how judges have
treated similar situations in the past, rules, and laws that should be used, and finally the

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conclusions the judge should reach. Finally, the judge gives his or her final decision or verdict
bounded by the evidence that was presented by each lawyer. The judge finds the accused not
guilty, guilty or not criminally responsible. If the accused pleads guilty or is found guilty, the
judge decides on the punishment for the crime. In a case where the charged is not satisfied by the
decision of the judge, he or she might ask a higher court to review it.
How Criminal Courts Ensure Good Governance and High Quality Integrity
The criminal courts evaluate the criminal justice system to ensure good governance and
high quality integrity. An active criminal court is a vital aspect of the rule of law. This is because
it constitutes the conventional methods to address grievances and bring actions against accused
individuals for offenses against society. The criminal court successfully investigates and
adjudicates criminal offenses successfully and promptly. It ensures that its system is impartial,
non-discriminatory and free of corruption as well as improper influence from the government.
Besides, the criminal court provides that the rights of the accused, as well as the victim, are
effectively protected (Ciocchini, 2017, p. 9). The current criminal court necessitates the correctional
mechanisms that profoundly reduce criminal behaviors.
Civil Courts
How Civil Courts Work
The civil court handles legal disputes that are not crimes. It also works procedurally.
First, the plaintiff believes that the defendant has caused harm. The plaintiff then goes ahead and
files an official complaint with the appropriate civil court which describes the incident, identifies
the person responsible and asks the court for a specific solution (Tonya, 2019, p. 58). The

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defendant is thereby issued with a formal notice. The respondent has the right to respond to the
announcement with an official response where he or she explains the issue from their angle.
Most of the cases are resolved earlier before they move to trial. The data is collected through
interviews with the witnesses as well as the collection of evidence from each side. A mediator
solves most of the cases outside the courtroom. If a case manages to reach the trial stage, the
process then resembles that of the criminal trial.
How Civil Courts Ensure Good Governance and High Quality Integrity
For good governance and high quality integrity to be achieved in the civil courts,
everyone is treated alike, and the judge is imperative. The court ensures that no individual is
privileged, or discriminated. Everyone is treated equally under the law regardless of gender,
religion, disability, or ethnicity. Besides, legal experts conduct the hearings with the decisions
being made by judges who are qualified and experienced. This ensures that security ethics are
considered before making any decision hence providing good governance. Any decision made by
the court can be enforced throughout all the courts. This is an added advantage to the civil courts.
Finally, civil courts have introduced automatic filling and trial appearances. This has saved time
and cost of traveling for prosecutors and accused people (Evers & Ryan, 2016, p. 2).
Human Rights Courts/ Watchdogs
How Watchdogs Work
These critically surveys the activities of the government, courts or industry as well other
organizations and alert the public when their businesses tend to go against the public interest
(Sunga, 2011, p. 188). They can also take legal actions against those mentioned above. The

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watchdog responsibility is usually performed by organizations which are non-profit that monitor
specific industry or government actions. Particular government officials known as inspector
generals can also implement them. They have a responsibility of ensuring that the government
complies to the standard policies and laws in its operations without theft, fraud or waste of
taxpayers resources.
How Human Rights Courts Ensure Good Governance and High Quality Integrity
The world is presently encountering extraordinary challenges in the promotion of good
governance, quality integrity, and security ethics. For sustainable development, any nation must
have good management. Human right courts are a good source of information and play a very
critical role in shaping a healthy democracy. The watchdogs ensure that people have the freedom
to choose how they live, the kind of government they want to support as well as how they
express themselves through enacting policy changes that ensure violations do not recur. Besides,
the watchdogs also guarantee people the ways essential to satisfy their basic needs such as
education, housing and full advantage of all opportunities (Kamruzzaman & Shashi, 2016, p. 5).
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