The Police Service has a responsibility to:
- Keep order (and restore it where  necessary) and reduce anti-social behaviour
- Reconcile conflicting rights and freedoms of the public
- Improve safety and reassurance of the public, especially those at risk of harm
- Contribute to improving road safety and reducing casualties
- Disrupt organised and international crime
- Prevent terrorism
- Reduce the fear of crime
- Reduce crime through investigation, detection and addressing the causes of crime
- Provide high quality, timely evidence contributing to fairly conducted prosecutions
- Deal with suspects fairly
- Help to meet the needs of victims and witnesses