Title: The 9 Principles of Good Policing - The Atlantic
Headings: The 9 Principles of Good Policing
The 9 Principles of Good Policing
Content: Save your anger for later, and channel it appropriately. Do what the officer tells you to and it will end safely for both of you." While it's true that escalating a confrontation with an abusive police officer can get one killed, there are times when submitting—whether to a Kelly Thomas-style beating or a choke hold cutting off one's breathing—results in the death of an arrestee. Recommended Reading
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What Dutta's op-ed illustrates most clearly is how far some American police officers have drifted from a seminal document in policing theory that has been cited by numerous observers of militarized law enforcement in Ferguson, Missouri. These 9 principles of policing were formulated in 1829 by leaders of London's Metropolitan Police Department. How many, would you say, are adhered to in your community? The 9 principles of policing are: To prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to their repression by military force and severity of legal punishment. To recognise always that the power of the police to fulfil their functions and duties is dependent on public approval of their existence, actions and behaviour and on their ability to secure and maintain public respect. To recognise always that to secure and maintain the respect and approval of the public means also the securing of the willing co-operation of the public in the task of securing observance of laws.