La Policía Local como Policía Integral Básica en el modelo policial español

Abstract

Determined to update and modernize, the Local Police are making a major effort to establish themselves as an essential element within the policing model. The central idea of the thesis is to demonstrate the necessity of a broader overview of the Local Police, rather than that the traditional one, so that they could even begin to be described as a basic holistic police force. The intention is not to carry out an exegesis of the Local Police with a simple descriptive approach, but to highlight those aspects that support the conclusion that in daily work they act as such a basic full Police Force. Consequently, the current regulations should be adjusted to it, as the institution is in need of deep reform. The proposed changes should not be taken lightly. On one hand, the use of the term “full” concerning the Local Police implies that there is a force that assumes complete management of policing functions, that is, from the work of public safety to the community policing, going through all those competences included in the policing function. On the other hand, the term “basic”, associated with the “Full” Local Police, means to recognize this force’s own limitations, influenced by issues such as the territory in which it operates and the resources at its disposal. Therefore, we must be aware of the limitations arising from the idiosyncrasies of this institution, although its importance lies in providing a service to the public at the primary level. In short, the integration of those three elements (Police-Full-Basic) connected to the Local Police means to apply a modern concept to them. What seems clear is that, at present, concerning public perception of the police organization, there is a firm commitment to give priority to community criterion which are involved within the National Forces. The Local Police Forces regulated by LOFCS barely resemble those forces which currently carry out this work, and it is precisely this point where the established system is overwhelmed. A final conclusion would include demanding the necessary legal changes, so that the Local Police can finally become the Basic Full Police Force de jure that it is already, but de facto.