▁to ▁be ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁body ▁which ▁o vers aw ▁and ▁co - ordin ated ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁direction ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁polic ing ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁commented ▁upon ▁police ▁reform , ▁published ▁policies , ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁importance , ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁central ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁to ▁set ▁strateg ic ▁object ives ▁and ▁deliver ▁better ▁integrated ▁services ▁for ▁Scotland ' s ▁communities . ▁ ▁Scottish ▁Const ab ul ary ▁cr est ▁ ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Const ab ul ary ▁cr est ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Mr ▁C air ns , ▁Art ▁Master ▁at ▁Dum f ries ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bad ge ▁to ▁be ▁ident ifiable ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁Const ables ' ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Club ▁( a ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁A CP OS ). ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁many ▁police ▁forces ▁around ▁Scotland ▁were ▁am alg am ating , ▁and ▁more ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁A ▁standard ▁design ▁of ▁cap ▁bad ge ▁could ▁be ▁adopted ▁by ▁forces ▁around ▁Scotland , ▁so ▁new ▁bad ges ▁would ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁purchased ▁when ▁two ▁forces ▁merged . ▁Each ▁force ▁then ▁generally ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁distinct ive ▁cap ▁bad ge , ▁usually ▁featuring ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁City , ▁Burg h ▁or ▁County ▁which ▁it ▁covered . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁compr ises ▁a ▁Scottish ▁th ist le ▁in ▁a ▁w re ath ▁of