· · Protect and respect the human rights of all persons, including rights essential to political processes Maintain and preserve social order so that democratic political processes can be conducted constitutionally and legally Command and supervisory officials · · · · Ensure that policies and strategies of the police agency are based on respect for democratic government Devise means to discover the specific needs of the local community, and respond to those needs Ensure that the composition of the police agency is representative of the entire community through fair and non-discriminatory recruitment and management policies and practices Ensure that recruitment procedures and training programmes are designed to recruit and retain police officials willing and able to meet the demands of democratic policing under democratic government 6