The Most Important Role of the Police is to Prevent Crime

The Most Important Role of the Police is to Prevent Crime
As Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the modern Police Force, stated in 1829:
" The police are the public and the public are the police. The police are only members of the public that are paid to give full time attention to duties that are incumbent upon every citizen in the interest of community welfare and existence."
The Scottish police motto is 'semper vigilo' meaning always watchful and the police are charged to guard, watch and patrol in order to protect life and property, preserve order prevent crime and detect offenders. T…