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democratic policing  

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  • DefinitionPolice are democratic when they act as authorized by law, when the laws they follow incorporate international standards of human rights, when they are accountable to authorities outside of themselves, and when they give priority to responding to the security needs of individuals. There is general agreement about the first three characteristics. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Policing; Democratic Policing]

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