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The police and their duties 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The job of the police in the UK is to: - protect life an propert! - pre"ent ist#rbances $also %no&n as %eepin' the peace( - pre"ent an etect cri)e* The police are or'anise into a n#)ber of separate police forces hea e b! +hief +onstables* The! are in epen ent of the 'o"ern)ent* ,n -o"e)ber 2012. the p#blic electe /olice an +ri)e +o))issioners $/++s( in 0n'lan an 1ales* These are irectl! electe in i"i #als &ho are responsible for the eli"er! of an efficient an effecti"e police force that reflects the nee s of their local co))#nities* /++s set local police priorities an the local policin' b# 'et* The! also appoint the local +hief +onstable* The police force is a p#blic ser"ice that helps an protects e"er!one. no )atter &hat their bac%'ro#n or &here the! li"e* /olice officers )#st the)sel"es

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obe! the la&* The! )#st not )is#se their a#thorit!. )a%e a false state)ent. be r# e or ab#si"e. or co))it racial iscri)ination* ,f police officers are corr#pt or )is#se their a#thorit! the! are se"erel! p#nishe * /olice officers are s#pporte b! police co))#nit! s#pport officers $/+23s(* /+23s ha"e ifferent roles accor in' to the area b#t #s#all! patrol the streets. &or% &ith the p#blic an s#pport police officers at cri)e scenes an )ajor e"ents* 4ll people in the UK are e5pecte to help the police pre"ent an etect cri)es &hene"er the! can* ,f !o# are arreste an ta%en to a police station. a police officer &ill tell !o# the reason for !o#r arrest an !o# &ill be able to see% le'al a "ice* ,f so)ethin' 'oes &ron'. the police co)plaints s!ste) tries to p#t it ri'ht* 4n!one can )a%e a co)plaint abo#t the police b! 'oin' to a police station or &ritin' to the +hief +onstable of the police force in"ol"e * +o)plaints can also be )a e to an in epen ent bo !: the ,n epen ent /olice +o)plaints +o))ission in 0n'lan an 1ales. the /olice +o)plaints +o))issioner for 2cotlan or the /olice 3)b# s)an for -orthern ,relan *

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Terrorism and extremism The UK faces a ran'e of terrorist threats* The )ost serio#s of these is fro) 4l 6a7i a. its affiliates an li%e-)in e or'anisations* The UK also faces threats fro) other %in s of terroris). s#ch as -orthern ,relan -relate terroris)* 4ll terrorist 'ro#ps tr! to ra icalise an recr#it people to their ca#se* 8o&. &here an to &hat e5tent the! tr! to o so &ill "ar!* 0"i ence sho&s that these 'ro#ps attract "er! lo& le"els of p#blic s#pport. b#t people &ho &ant to )a%e their ho)e in the UK sho#l be a&are of this threat* ,t is i)portant that all citi9ens feel safe* This incl# es feelin' safe fro) all %in s of e5tre)is) $"ocal or acti"e opposition to f#n a)ental :ritish "al#es(. incl# in' reli'io#s e5tre)is) an far-ri'ht e5tre)is)* ,f !o# thin% so)eone is tr!in' to pers#a e !o# to join an e5tre)ist or terrorist ca#se. !o# sho#l notif! !o#r local police force*
This te5t is ta%en fro) ;ife in the Unite Kin' o). a <#i e for -e& =esi ents. 3r e ition /a'e 140 > +ro&n +op!ri'ht 2013

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