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Abstract This paper will explore the importance of police command of temper and demeanor. The paper will also address whether enough has been done in law enforcement at the level of selection and training and also discuss the issue of policies and procedures for police demeanor guidelines. Ways to measure effectiveness of such policies will also be addressed.
Introduction
In his seminal work, A History of the Nine Principles of Policing, Robert Peel of the London Metropolitan Police (LMP) mentioned two important principles of policing. First, “no quality is more indispensable to a policeman than a perfect command of temper; ...