JSB176 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Totalitarianism, Due Process, Peacekeeping
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Decency": regulated within the lower courts, regulation can involve other government agencies such as child protection. Consider: offensive language: all states and territories criminalise offensive, obscene or indecent language used in or near a public place, fines can be issued. Crime control, internal security, intelligence, suspicion and war on crime. Crime fighting, suppression, intrusive and forms of protection. Directly controlled by central or local government, politically partisan and controlled by politicians. Due process, human rights, trust, equity, peace keeping and partnership. Social peace keeping, community safety and problem solving. Insulated from political parties, governance is diffused and decentralised. Police are crime control specialists that are isolated and separate from the community. Seen as a close knit, distinct group of outsiders. Covert, plain clothes, secret or spy policing methods. Rule of law and accountability to the community. Police are the community, community are the police mentality. Incorporates all sections of the community and plays a partnership role.
