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Content: Democratic societies show
wide variation in their police systems. For example in the United States
we have a quasi-military, rather decentralized, non-standardized, fragmented
system, although one which mixes local and national police agencies. There
is a single entry system. Those who supervise come from the rank and file. There is a Bill of Rights and other laws, which significantly circumscribe
the behavior of public police. Private police and citizen initiatives are
permitted. Police have relatively little to do with the judicial system
until they actually make an arrest. The adversarial system gives the accused
opportunities to challenge the government’s case. Police have powers denied
the citizen. There are clear procedures for citizens to file complaints
against police and police are subject to a greater degree of direct political
control than in many countries in Europe.