Ethics and values - Kent Police

Student NotesNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDpublic’s view of the service.http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/focus-on-publicperceptions-of-policing--findings-from-the-2011-12-crime-survey-forengland-and-wales/stb-public-perceptions-of-policing-2011-12-crimesurvey-for-england-wales.htmlOrigin of Police Values and EthicsThe topics that you will cover in this section are:• Policing by consent• Statement of Mission and Values• Policing in partnership• National and local policing• Police Standards of Professional Behaviour• Significant public inquiriesShared goalswith thepublic‘Policing By Consent’Policing by consent requires the support of the public, which can bedeveloped only by learning about and trying to understand the matterscausing them concern. The public need to have confidence in us and theservice we provide to them.The British police service has traditionally worked with the open support ofServing thecommunity –not justenforcing thelawthe public - ‘policing by consent’ - which involves dialogue about sharedgoals and a role of serving the community, not just enforcing the law. Inreturn, the police rely upon the active co-operation of the public to beeffective. An example of a police function that requires public assistance isthe reporting of crime and other breaches of the law. Another example isthe giving of information, particularly as a witness or victim when giving astatement. This type of support from the public is vital to the detection ofcrime. Anything that threatens this much valued tradition of policing byconsent is therefore a cause for concern.Assigning named officers to patrol a neighbourhood means that they get toIND01(AS)_EthicsandValues_SNVersion 1.01 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Page 7 of 82© College of Policing Limited 2013