Further Textual Analysis - Perkins

Looking at the representations of the police from within the press media but with consideration to the theory from Perkins that 'stereotypes are not always negative'. If a closer look is made into the events of something such as the Miners Strikes of 1984-85 the police when looked at from a neutral point of view did just do their job and were seemingly responsible with the attitudes and actions made. What allows the police to be viewed more positively is the fact that when analysed, police service people are given a duty to fulfil on behalf of the government and the laws they have have set in place. Therefore when a situation ever comes around that forms criticism towards the police, really they could actually not take the blame or at least not most because they are not in control of what they do, they are a government department and therefore have to serve the government. How this works is if the government wanted to cover something up because it would face harsh criticism and possibly loose it's power to others it would utilise the police to help establish a form of cover or diversion to allow for the criticism to die down or disappear altogether.

This is still a difficult argument and debate because the police could still be seen as individual people who can use their own morality and decisiveness to make the right decisions and good decisions and not fall down to essentially be bribed to make these bad decisions.