# What should the police stop doing?

**URL:** https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/what-should-the-police-stop-doing/25
**Category:** Principles & Manifesto
**Created:** [24 September 2026 20:33 UTC](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/what-should-the-police-stop-doing/25 "2026-09-24T20:33:04Z")
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### Author: ![UKJP](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/user_avatar/forum.ukjp.org.uk/ukjp/32/11_2.png) [@UKJP](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/u/UKJP)
#### Post date: [24 September 2026 20:33 UTC](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/what-should-the-police-stop-doing/25/1 "2026-09-24T20:33:04Z")

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From [the UKJP’s principles](https://ukjp.org.uk/principles/), 8. Law and order: _police time belongs on the crimes that harm people._

If you could take one duty off the police tomorrow, what would it be, and where should that time go instead?

Any position may be argued here, including that the question is framed wrongly.