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The core function of the police should be to maintain order. Discuss with particular reference to Wilson and Kellings broken windows thesis In considering whether the core function of the Police should be to maintain order, there are a number of issues, both historic and current, which need to be taken into consideration. For example, the maintenance of what constitutes "order" can be interpreted differently by different communities i.e. urban and rural. The expectations of police performance and in how they deploy their resources to meet conflicting demands need to satisfy both nationally set targets and meet locally driven priorities. These demands also impacts on the police as they are expected to adopt a more managerialistic approach to policing and subsequently what this means to ensure meaningful accountability to the local communities it serves. There are different styles of policing which can contribute to maintaining order, zero tolerance style...

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