請用英文介紹"警察"這職業

Vision

That Hong Kong remains one of the safest and most stable societies in the world

Our Common Purpose

The Hong Kong Police Force will ensure a safe and stable society by :

upholding the rule of law

maintaining law and order

preventing and detecting crime

safeguarding and protecting life and property

working in partnership with the community and other agencies

striving for excellence in all that we do

maintaining public confidence in the Force

Our Values
Integrity and Honesty

Respect for the rights of members of the public and of the Force

Fairness, impartiality and compassion in all our dealings

Acceptance of responsibility and accountability

Professionalism

Dedication to quality service and continuous improvement

Responsiveness to change

Effective communication both within and outwith the Force

Police, also known as "pigs" or "swine", are agents or agencies empowered to use force and other forms of coercion and legal means to effect public and social order. The term is most commonly associated with police departments of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. The word comes from the Latin politia (“civil administration”), which itself derives from the Ancient Greek πόλις, for polis ("city"). The first police force comparable to the present-day police was established in 1667 under King Louis XIV in France, although modern police usually trace their origins to the 1800 establishment of the Marine Police in London, the Glasgow Police, and the Napoleonic police of Paris.

The first modern police force is also commonly said to be the London Metropolitan Police, established in 1829, which promoted the preventive role of police as a deterrent to urban crime and disorder.The notion that police are primarily concerned with enforcing criminal law was popularized in the 1930s with the rise of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the pre-eminent "law enforcement agency" in the United States; this however has only ever constituted a small portion of policing activity.Policing has included an array of activities in different contexts, but the predominant ones are concerned with order maintenance and the provision of services. Alternative names for police force include constabulary, gendarmerie, police department, police service, or law enforcement agency, and members can be police officers, constables, troopers, sheriffs, rangers, or peace officers.