The Role of the police in ensuring public order

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Public institution; Control institutions; Police officer; Security; Crime prevention; Social security.

ENThe aim of the article is to reveal the role of the police as one of the law enforcement bodies in the maintenance of the law and order in the country. There are identified the main areas of the activity of the police institution and there is detailed the function of the public order. The police are the most important public security and public order institution; therefore, they are the most visible and accessible. This institution takes the high risk in the implementation of coercive measures, and in the fight against crime. In the article there are analysed the peculiarities of the maintenance of the public order in the country. The analysis of the statistical data shows that the public order violations in Lithuania in 2010 – 2018 increased significantly from 72% to 82.6%. Using the survey there was also researched the correlation between the level of the crime investigation and residents' trust in the police. The survey results indicated that trust in the police institution increased significantly from 60% to 75% as well. Therefore, it can be stated, that there is a significant correlation between the level of the crime investigation and the trust in the police institution. Thus, as the level of crime investigation increases, public confidence in the police, as one of the law enforcement bodies, increases as well. [From the publication]