Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO are jobs of the UK police?
Choose two answers.
- ADeciding the verdict in Crown Court trials
- BCollecting income tax
- CProtecting life and propertyRight answer
- DPreventing and detecting crimeRight answer
Answer: Protecting life and property and Preventing and detecting crime
The police protect life and property, keep the peace by preventing disturbances, and prevent and detect crime. Juries decide verdicts and HMRC collects tax.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Respecting the law". Practice question 566 of 651, written in our own words.